Crocosmia 'Severn Sunrise'
(Montbretia 'Severn Sunrise')
Family - Iridaceae
Category - Perennial
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H5
Height - 1m
Width - 15cm
Location - The House Border
Description: A Cormous Perennial with an upright habit. Long, pleated leaves are linear to sword-shaped and are bright mid-green. Funnel to star-shaped flowers are a rich shade of reddish-orange with golden yellow throats. The flowers turn more orange with hints of pink as they age. The Blooms are held in arching spikes atop upright stems and are produced from mid to late summer. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
This cultivar is a hybrid of C. masoniorum and C. paniculata.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Flower:
Funnel to star-shaped flowers are a deep shade of reddish-orange with golden yellow throats. The flowers develop deeper orange tones and hints of pink with age. The upward-facing flowers are held in arching spikes and are produced in July and August.
Flower colour: Orange, yellow
Flower shape: Funnel-shaped to star-shaped flowers in spikes
Flowering time: July, August
Foliage:
Long, slender mid-green leaves are linear to lanceolate in shape and have subtle pleats. The leaves are produced from Corms and held at the base of the stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate to linear
Propagation:
Division in the autumn.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.