Crocosmia 'Emily McKenzie'

I've had excellent success with this plant, and I like everything about it! The leaves are a fresh clump of shoots in spring maturing to ...Read Moregraceful soft orange flowers that last for weeks in late summer. The seed pods that form are very beautiful and last into winter. It reseeds itself with great success and the volunteers transplant easily.

I planted several bunches of these 3 years ago in bright shade. Two bunches are under a Black Walnut tree. They grow and bloom beautifu...Read Morelly and really stand out in the darkish backdrop. The voles do not seem to bother them.

Purchased Emily McKenzie in 2006 and absolutely loved it, however it failed to come back here in Zone 6A. I found it again the next year...Read More and thought I'd try it again. I had purchased a Lucifer crocosmia and grew Red King from corms. The guy at the nursery warned me that the Lucifer was in fact a tender perennial here in Pittsburgh.

That said I mulched all of my crocosmias in the fall. Once again Emily failed to make an appearence in spring of this year. Lucifer and Red King are both doing wonderfully... too bad Emily was my favorite. I passed on her this year!

1951, McKenzie. Large flowers, the colour a shade of Orpiment Orange between 10/1 and 10 on the Horticultural colour chart. Three of the ...Read Moretepals have a blotch of Chrysanthemum Crimson at the base, and the other three tepals have two opposite marginal blotches. H. 75cm. It is claimed that this plant doesn’t need winter protection. Award of RHS Merit, 1954. KAVB Award of Merit, 1957. First Class Certificate, 1958. Reported to be a sport of an old Earlham Giant Montbretia called Comet.