How Do You Plant Crocosmia?

Crocosmia is an exotic relative of the common garden iris. This tropical flower produces tall flower stalks that feature brightly colored flowers along one side of the stalk. Crocosmia is disease and pest resistant and it also attracts both hummingbirds and butterflies to your garden bed.

The flowers bloom in late summer and fall, adding color to the bed when other plants are winding down. Crocosmia grow from bulb-like structures called corms, which are planted in the garden once spring frost danger is past. Spread 2 or 3 inches of mature compost over a full-sun garden bed.

Work the compost into the top 6 to 8 inches of soil, where it aids drainage and improves the soil quality. Dig 5-inch deep planting holes with a trowel, spacing the holes 6 to 8 inches apart. Set a single corm in each planting hole then fill in on top the corm with soil.

Washington State University Extension advises grouping 12 or more corms together for the most striking effect. Water the bed immediately after ... more.

Crocosmia Lucifer is a perennial evergreen deciduous flowering plant from the Iris family that grows from a bulb. Crocosmia blooms in July and August with fiery red, flame orange, apricot and yellow hues growing up to 6 feet in height. An excellent cut flower, it is also used as a specimen plant and planted en masse for dramatic effect.

Crocosmia Lucifer thrives in sunny locales in rich, well-drained soil. In optimal conditions, the bulbs naturalize and multiply rapidly on their own. Crocosmia is hardy in zones 5 to 8 and needs heavy winter mulching everywhere else.

Select a full sun location with rich, well-drained soil that can hold an average amount of moisture. Dig a hole at least twice the diameter of your plant's root ball or bulb. Slide the mature Crocosmia out of its pot, loosening any circling roots and place down in the hold maintaining the established soil level on the plant even with the surrounding soil.

If planting bulbs in the fall or spring, place the bulb in the soil ... more.

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