Crocosmia ‘Bressingham Dark Fires’
Crocosmia 'Bressingham Dark Fires' is a montbretia with orange-red flowers and green-bronze sword-like foliage.
Crocosmia ‘Bressingham Dark Fires’ is a spectacular montbretia offering brilliant orange-red, funnel-shaped flowers with yellow stamens. Green with a hint of bronze foliage is sword-like offering a vertical, spiky texture. Growth habit is a clumping 24 to 36 inches tall and wide. Flowers bloom in late summer providing needed refreshment and an all-round winner for great functionality in the garden. Requires well-drained soil. Great in borders, containers, mass planting, and for cut flowers. Popular with hummingbirds, bees and other pollinators. Deer and rabbit resistant.
Common Name: Montbretia - [Summer B&B Pre-Order]
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 5-9
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Orange
Secondary Bloom Colour: Red
Foliage Colour: Green
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Hummingbirds Bees
Deer Resistant: Yes
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Grasslands in South Africa.
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