description Montbretia Overview
Montbretia is a traditional name associated with Crocosmia, especially the garden hybrid Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora. These cormous perennials produce narrow, sword-shaped leaves and branching sprays of warm-colored flowers, commonly orange, red, or yellow, during summer. The plants spread through underground corms and cormels and are used in borders, naturalized plantings, and arrangements as cut flowers.
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What is Montbretia usually associated with?
Montbretia is a traditional name associated with Crocosmia, especially the garden hybrid Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora. It is a cormous perennial with sword-shaped leaves.
What colors do Montbretia flowers have?
Montbretia commonly produces warm-colored flowers in orange, red, or yellow. The blooms appear in branching sprays during summer.
Does Montbretia grow from bulbs?
Crocosmia grows from corms, which are swollen underground stems rather than true bulbs. The plants produce narrow, sword-shaped leaves above ground.
When does Montbretia flower?
The traditional Montbretia forms flower during summer. Their blooms are arranged on branching sprays above the upright foliage.
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