By Vivich
United Kingdom 
I am wanting to plant crocosmia/lucifer where there has previously been alstroemerias. How hard must I try to get rid of all traces of the alstroemerias before I plant and will the crocosmia suit the same situation which is west facing.
28 Jul, 2016
Answers
Crocosmias are very pretty but - in someone else's garden. They spread quite quickly and are almost impossible to remove entirely because they grow from tiny corms. If you want a plant that will eventually cover most of your border then go for them.
28 Jul, 2016
Ooh, Steragram. Many, many years ago I left some root fragments of Alstromeria in the ground, even inadvertently spread them, and I have had to live with this ever since!!!!
28 Jul, 2016
Lucifer hasn't spread much here - all we do is reduce the size of the clump when necessary. In half a dozen years we only have one rogue plant in another bed.
28 Jul, 2016
Wow Bulba, I retire in confusion. Sorry about that.
there's too much of me on this thread, sorry.
28 Jul, 2016
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Crocosmia seems to grow just about anywhere.
Alstromerias are unlikely to regrow from root fragments left in the ground.
28 Jul, 2016