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Crocosmia Bulbs (Montbretia) - Description
- Pack of Crocosmia Montbretia Bulbs
- Variety: Crocosmia Crocosmiiflora
- Mix of Crocosmia Bulbs
- Flowering Period: From July to October
- AKA Montbretia
- Quantity: 15 Bulbs Per Pack
- Colour: Mix of Yellow & Red Flowers
- Fully Grown Size: 50 cm
- Flower: Mixed Coloured Flowers Develop Along Tall, Arching Stems
- Foliage: Long, Grass like Foliage
- Habit: Clump Forming Plant
- Crocosmia will Produce New Bulbs Each Year & Clump Will Spread Over Many Years
- Spacing: 30-60cm
Crocosmia Bulbs (Montbretia) - Uses
- Grown for their abundance of Summer colour
- Grow for Summer & Autumn colour
- Grow in herbaceous beds & borders
- Ideal under hedge rows, in narrow borders or along walls
- Plant in pots & planters
- Looks good in box parterres
- Use in cut flower gardens
- Grow with: Vinca, Crocosmia lucifer, Wallflowers, Sage or Rudbeckia
Crocosmia Bulbs (Montbretia) - 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
- Choose a sunny location
- Prepare soil before planting. Loosen soil & add farm yard manure
- Depth: Sow each bulb 3 times their size in depth
- Plant with pointed end pointing upwards
- Spacing: 30-60cm apart
- Cover with soil & water well
- Divide clumps every 3 years to encourage better flowering
Crocosmia Bulbs (Montbretia) - Note
- Crocosmia bulbs are in fact corms and not bulbs
Corms & Bulbs
- Corms
- These are modified stems (that store food) with a basal plate
- They 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 scales, which eventually become the foliage & flowers
- The scales are modified stems that store food
- They have a dry outer layer (tunic)
- Bulb examples include Bluebells, Daffodils, Lilies, Tulips & Hyacinths etc
