Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
(Montbretia 'George Davison')
Family - Iridaceae
Category - Bulb, perennial
Origin - Raised in the UK
Discovered By - Raised by George Davison
Year of Introduction - c 1900
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - up to 1.2m
Width - 30cm
Location - The Wedding Ring Border
Description: A Cormous Perennial with an upright habit. Long, pleated linear to sword-shaped leaves are mid to dark green. Orange buds open to bright pale orange Blooms that are funnel to star-shaped. The flowers become tinted with yellow as they mature. The Blooms are held in spikes above the foliage and are produced from mid-summer into mid-autumn.
Flower:
Orange buds open to bright pale orange flowers that are funnel-shaped to star-shaped. The blooms become yellow tinted with maturity. The flowers are held in spikes above the foliage and are produced from July into October.
Flower colour: Orange, yellow
Flower shape: Funnel to star-shaped flowers held in spikes
Flowering time: July, August, September, October
Foliage:
Long, slender, mid to dark green leaves are linear to lanceolate in shape. The foliage is subtly pleated. The leaves are produced from Corms and held at the base of the plant.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Linear to lanceolate
Propagation:
Division (separation) of offsets in autumn.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.