Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
LUCIFER MONTBRETIA
Iridaceae

 
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Plant type: herbaceous corm

Hardiness zones: 5-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

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Flowers: red

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: mid green; fan leaf arrangement
 
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
LUCIFER MONTBRETIA
Iridaceae

 

  Plant type: herbaceous corm

Hardiness zones: 5-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering to occasionally flooded

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: light frost
0.6m
Plant habit
 
0.3m

FEATURES

Flowers: red

Flowering Time: early summer to late summer

Leaves: mid green; fan leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits tropical, mediterranean & cottage designs

Uses: pot, mass planting, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: hummingbird, deer resistant



HAZARDS

Weed Potential: yes






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