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Crocosmia Bulbs - Description
- Pack of Crocosmia Bulbs
- Variety: Crocosmia Lucifer
- AKA St. Lucifer
- Very Popular Summer Flowering Perennials
- Quantity: 10 Bulbs Per Pack
- Fully Grown Size: 90-120cm
- Flower: Tall Spikes of Bright Red Flowers Appear Above Foliage
- Foliage: Long, Grass-like Foliage
- Clump Forming Plant
- Sow Bulbs in Spring
- In Bloom: Summer into Autumn
- Spacing: 30-60cm
- Crocosmia will Produce New Bulbs Each Year & Clump will Spread Over Many Years
Crocosmia Bulbs - Uses
- Grow for extensive colour all Summer long
- Reliable & prolific flowerer
- Grow in herbaceous beds & border
- Use in red & 'hot' planting schemes
- Plant in pots & planters
- Looks good in box parterres
- Use in cut flower gardens
- Grow with Vinca, Orange Crocosmia, Wallflowers, Sage or Rudbeckia
Crocosmia Bulbs - How to Sow
- It is always best to start your bulbs indoors, in a greenhouse or polytunnel
- Grow in large pots (5L or bigger)
- Once shoots are 10cm in height you can move out into the garden
- Best grown in full sun
- Dig over soil well before planting
- Depth: Approx. 3 times the size of each bulb
- Spacing: 30 - 60cm apart
- Plant with pointed end facing up
- Cover with soil & water well
- To ensure strong flowering, divide every 3 years
Crocosmia Bulbs - Note
- Crocosmia bulbs are in fact corms and not bulbs
Corms or Bulbs
- Corms
- Modified stems (that store food) with a basal plate
- Have a pointed top which can have one or more growing points
- Examples of corms include Crocus, Gladioli & Freesia
- Bulbs
- Bulbs are made up of scale, which eventually become the foliage & flowers
- Have scales, these are modified stems that store food
- Bulbs have a dry outer layer (tunic)
- Bulbs examples include Daffodils, Lilies, Tulips & Hyacinths
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