As an RHS Award Winner, the Crocosmia Lucifer is bound to be a crowd-pleaser. With its eye-catching firey scarlet blooms, robust stems and luscious blade-like foliage, this plant makes for excellent cut flowers and looks particularly fabulous in rockeries and borders.
Plant: March onwards
Flower Time: All summer long
Eventual Height: 100cm/40"
Position: Full sun or partial shade
This bold perennial with its deep-red, citrus flowers is ideal for planting in swathes and its tall upright stance makes it perfect for partnering with many flowering grasses. Crocosmia Lucifer are best planted in groups at a depth of 10cm in well-drained fertile soil. For best flowering results, these blooms appreciate full sun exposure, but can tolerate partial shade. Plant during spring and ensure to take some precaution in the winter to help protect the bulbs.