Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Solfatare'
(Montbretia 'Solfatare')
Family - Iridaceae
Category - Perennial
Origin - Bred in France
Discovered By - Bred at Lemoine Nursery
Year of Introduction - late 1800's
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H4
Height - up to 60cm
Width - 15cm
Location - The East Border
Description: A Cormous Perennial with a clump-forming, upright habit. Long, linear to sword-shaped leaves are bronze with hints of silver. Trumpet-shaped to star-shaped flowers are a bright shade of apricot-yellow and become paler with age. The flowers are held in upright, arching spikes and are produced from mid to late summer. Good for use as cut flowers.
Bred at Lemoine Nursery in France in the late 1800s and named after the volcanic region of Naples.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Crocosmia 'Solfaterre'
Flower:
Trumpet-shaped to star-shaped flowers are pale orange-yellow. The flowers are held in upright spikes and produced in July and August.
Flower colour: Orange
Flower shape: Trumpet-shaped to star-shaped flowers in spikes
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Strap-shaped to lanceolate leaves are bronze with hints of silver. The leaves are produced from Corms and held in clumps at the base of the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Strap-shaped to lanceolate
Propagation:
Division in the autumn.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.