Crocosmia
Montbretia
Coveted by florists, these brightly colored flowers unfold along the length of tall arching spikes, which emerge from handsome clumps of sword-like foliage. If given well-drained soil and divided every 2 to 3 years, this fountain-shaped plant will continue to pour spectacular color into your garden for a long, long time.
Originally raised by Dutch nurseryman Jac M. van Dijk and introduced in 1999, this robust AGM recipient is just as compelling in bud as in bloom. The arching, sturdy dark stems present myriad gold-tipped dusky-violet buds unfurling a clustered radiant spray of large apricot-yellow flowers, each with a distinctive crimson-streaked central ring. Included in Gardens Illustrated’s best 10 Monbretia to-grow list, ′Columbus′s upright medium green blades and vibrant flowers can hobnob amongst Helenium ‘Kanaria’ and Deschampsia ‘Goldtau’ for a late season gold-soaked soiree.
Blooms August–September
Size: 2-1/2' high x 18" wide.
Hardy to zone 6.
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Other selections in this genus:
- Crocosmia ‘Burnt Umber’
- Crocosmia ‘Carmine Brilliant’
- Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora ‘Honey Angels’
- Crocosmia ‘Eastern Promise’
- Crocosmia ‘Emberglow’
- Crocosmia ‘Emily McKenzie’
- Crocosmia ‘Fire King’
- Crocosmia ‘Harlequin’
- Crocosmia ‘John Boots’
- Crocosmia ‘Lady Hamilton’
- Crocosmia ‘Limpopo’
- Crocosmia ‘Little Redhead’
- Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’
- Crocosmia ‘Météore’
- Crocosmia ‘Mistral’
- Crocosmia ‘Okavango’
- Crocosmia ‘Pauls Best Yellow’
- Crocosmia ‘Red King’
- Crocosmia ‘Solfaterre’
- Crocosmia ‘Star of the East’
- Crocosmia ‘Voyager’
- Crocosmia ‘Walberton Orange’
- Crocosmia ‘Walberton Yellow’
- Crocosmia ‘Zeal Tan’
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