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2016-Whew, I was glad to read that it isn't unusual for single corms to not bloom the first year. I put mine in a huge pot, a nice sun/p...Read More
I live in Canada, near Ottawa (USDA 4-5?) and I have been growing Lucifer for years. I just love it! So vigorous, always the first crocos...Read More
Planted last spring, grew well, seemed to die-back in summer heat, but it's winter here now and have abundant foliage, temps in the high ...Read More
This is the hardiest of the hybrid crocosmias. It is usually rated to Z5, a full zone hardier than any other.
I haven't f...Read More
I started with a few bulbs and after 2 years have so many I am moving clumps to many other areas of the flower beds. My question is.......Read More
Everyone comments on my Crocosmia (I have two varieties). They are a show stopper and never fail of produce a fantastic display of flower...Read More
I'm a new gardener. My friend gave me some green seed pods. I read here they seeds should dry on the plant before harvesting. It was nice...Read More
I just posted 'Lucifer' questions on Bulbs Forum. Have lost this plant twice and have trouble getting purchased bulbs to grow. I'm a very...Read More
Blood red flowers a hummingbirds treat. Invasive plant here and needs to be pull out every yr to keep in check. Gave away to many frien...Read More
I planted several of these plants in the late summer last year. I LOVE them, but none have come up again this spring. I am so upset! I a...Read More
grows in Denver zone 4b-5a, full sun clay loam soil
hot location, but we'll irrigated. After two years it has not
not reseeded.
I bought this plant as a default for not finding Blackberry Lily vendors near my area. I have a 30ft long walkway garden and among the 50...Read More
This plant is terribly invasive. It is all but impossible to get rid of and multiplies like crazy. I threw a pile in the grass and left t...Read More
Since I live in a cold area, the 1st year I brought the bulbs in for the winter and planted them the following spring but never got any f...Read More
I have seen these the last couple of years at the Home Depot and finally this year I purchased this plant which is grown by Hampshire Far...Read More
I've had a crocosmia Lucifer for several years and it's become one of my favorite plants. I was worried it wouldn't survive for too long ...Read More
I've grown Crocosmia for many years and never had it become invasive. I do grow the lucifer in a pot, but I only get seedlings if I harv...Read More
The first year I planted 2 of these, but they didn't make it through the winter. The hummingbirds loved them so much that I bought 4 mor...Read More
Not quite as vigorous blooming as I'd like; maybe it's the climate. Blooms July - September in my garden.
One of the most invasive plants I have ever had and even worse, near impossible to fully remove.
We live on the central Oregon coast. It grows everywhere! Every 3 years I dig up the corms, give most of them away and then replant 6-8 ...Read More
This plant does well in the Rochester, NY area, zone 6a. I have quite a few that are in sun to part shade. They do flop a bit in part s...Read More
Planted the bulbs in pots 3 weeks ago...no sign of life. Any suggestions?
There is a large bed of this along a busy road on my journey home each day. This is how I came to love this beautiful specimen. It is the...Read More
I love this plant. We live in zone 5 and it thrives. However, this summer it did flop which has never happened before. How does one a...Read More
I love this plant. I have grown it in northern NJ for about 15 years. I won't call it invasive - it spreads nicely and it is easy to di...Read More
I always amend my soil but I don't tend to baby plants too much otherwise-I just won't grow it if it is too fragile. This plant is in my...Read More
This is one bloom that I anxiously await every year. They have a regal splendor. I've grown them here for 5 years in a very dry hot sunny...Read More
I've had this plant for 2 years. It survived 2 regular winters here with no problems. We cover our gardens with leaves, so I believe th...Read More
OK, boys and girls, I live in Aspen, Colorado (8,000 feet above sea level, usda zone 4)! Love this plant! I've planted it in 4 differen...Read More
For me...this has been a gem of an addition to my yard. It's 4 years old and has performed well. It's not been pushy or invasive. It c...Read More
With red being my favorite color, Lucifer has proven to be one of my favorites. The color is vibrant and you see this plant as soon as yo...Read More
I had these and they flowered beautifully but one year, they just stopped coming back. Be careful if you're in zone 7a or lower. They may...Read More
Have had this plant growing in four perennial beds, longest for about five years. Have upgraded clay soil (alkaline) in zone 5A. Never se...Read More
Grew this plant in a good gardening bed. It bloomed beautifully for the first two years, then became smothered with its own seedlings. ...Read More
I've had it in the ground in Chicago now for two years and no blooms yet. I added compost this fall hopefully next summer it will finally bloom.
Wow. This is a great plant in my garden. I can understand people saying it may be invasive, it sure is a strong grower. I keep it in chec...Read More
New user here - please forgive me if I have posted this query in the wrong place. I've grown and enjoyed this plant for years in full su...Read More
I really love this plant! The leaves add a nice vertical texture to my garden. The flowers are graceful with a tropical flair. I do no...Read More
While this is one of few survivors of my "Darwin Garden" (aka the perennial bed my mother set up decades ago and has been neglected due t...Read More
I have grown this plant for years and never had to stake it or replant it. It has not become invasive. My hummingbirds love it. It is a...Read More
Great plant. They do multiply rapidly but I have never found them to be invasive. We have heavy clay and have been in a drought for awhil...Read More
I have been growing these for years both in the ground and in containers. In containers, they will quickly outgrow their space so you hav...Read More
I planted these in '2006 and didn't see a bloom..was shocked and had forgotten where I planted them..they bloomed 07/19/2007...what a sho...Read More
A little more detail on propagation by seed. Baggy, 70*F, 40%Germination in 11-20 days
Further south, where this plant i...Read More
Masoniorum x Paniculata
1969, Bloom. Rich Red, robust hybrid, flowers at more than 1.2m. It comes true from seed and can self-seed...Read More
This plant has both good and bad points. The good is it is strikely beautiful, the bees and hummingbirds love it, the flowers last for w...Read More
We have grown this plant for 3 years now. On the positive side it flowers profusely. On the negative side the plant will not stand on it'...Read More
We live in No. California within 2 miles of the ocean. This plant has been introduced here and spreads very rapidly by both corm repro a...Read More
I am always looking for plants that attract hummingbirds, and this plant was so labeled. This was not false advertising! I got a lot of ...Read More
I wasn't sure these would overwinter in my garden on the cusp between zones 4 and 5. I have soggy clay soil. I started with half a dozen ...Read More
I don't know what the problem is, but I can't get these to live from year to year.
This "dashing" plant has reseeded since last season and will add a dozen or more new bright spots to a shady area of my garden.
I love this plant. The leaves are pretty and iris-like. The whole plant's flower spike hangs over gracefully, bouncing over other flowe...Read More
We grow them as a cutflower, only they will last for three or four days. Its better to wait for the berries, they will last for 10 days.