Crocosmia 'Hellfire'
montbretia
- 2 litre pot
- £18.99
- In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
- 3 × 2 litre pots
- £44.99 £15.00 each
- In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)
- 9cm pot
- £11.99
- available to order from summer
- 3 × 9cm pots
- £27.99 £9.33 each
- available to order from summer
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- Standard £5.99
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately-fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: July to September
- Hardiness: frost hardy (may need winter protection)
Tight clusters of large, bright crimson flowers are carried on slender, arching stems from mid-summer to autumn. ‘Hellfire’ is perfect for growing in swathes throughout the herbaceous border, especially in hot or tropical planting schemes; this RHS award-winning perennial works well as a cut flower too!
Potted plants can be planted any time of year, avoiding water-saturated and frozen soil. Mix in some well-rotted compost with the excavated soil and firm around the plant and provide a thick layer of mulch (well-rotted compost) as winter protection for the roots. Resist removing the faded foliage in autumn and cover the crown of the plant with bracken or bark chips to protect the plant against frost damage. Lift and divide congested clumps in spring, planting the divided sections 8-10cm (3-4in) deep.
