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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Star of the East' AGM

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Characteristics

Plant type

Bulb or Herbaceous Perennial

Habit

Clump-forming

Resilience

Hardiness

H4 (hardy - average winter)

Colour

Flower

Pale Orange in Summer

Foliage

Green in Autumn, Spring and Summer

Size

Ultimate height

0.5-1 metres

Ultimate spread

0.1-0.5 metres

Time to ultimate height

2-5 years

Preferred common name

montbretia 'Star of the East'

Family

Iridaceae

Crocosmia are deciduous cormous perennials with erect, sword-shaped leaves and branched spikes of showy, funnel-shaped flowers in summer

'Star of the East' is a perennial with narrow leaves and racemes of horizontal, light orange, pale-centred flowers to 10cm across, in late summer

Synonym(s)

Crocosmia 'Star of the East'

Suppliers

Suppliers listed in RHS Plant Finder

Awards

Award of Garden Merit

How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun
Part shade

Aspect

South-facing, East-facing or West-facing

Exposed or Sheltered

Cultivation

Grow in a moderately fertile, humus-rich soil that is moist but well-drained. Thrives in sun or partial shade. Mulch first winter or in periods of prolonged frost.

Soil

Moist but well-drained

Acid, Alkaline or Neutral

Loam, Chalk, Sand or Clay

Propagation

Propagate by division in spring just before growth starts

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Cottage/Informal Garden, Flower borders and beds, Cut Flowers or Coastal

How to care

Pruning

No pruning required

Pests

Prone to glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease free

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