Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'
montbretia
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately-fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast-growing
- Flowering period: July and August
- Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas)
This bulbous perennial has sword-like, green leaves and arching spikes of rich amber-yellow, freesia-like flowers in July and August. These cheerful montbretia are perfect for a planting scheme based on 'hot' colours. For maximum impact plant in bold drifts in a sunny, sheltered site with moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. - Garden care: Resist removing the faded foliage in autumn and cover the crown of the plant with bracken or bark chips to protect the plant against frost damage. Lift and divide congested colonies in spring, planting the divided sections 8-10cm (3-4in) deep.
Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw'
avens
Scarlet flowers and pretty, scalloped leaves
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Helenium 'Moerheim Beauty'
sneezeweed
Bright, copper-red, daisy-like flowers and long season
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Hemerocallis 'Stafford'
daylily
Stunning, scarlet, lily-like flowers
£8.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
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Cordylines are tufted evergreen shrubs that originate from Southeast Asia and the Pacific rim, where they mature to form awkwardly shaped stubby trees with tufts of spiky leaves that resemble huge pineapple tops at the end of each branch. In...
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Large apricot-yellow flowers in August and September, with a hint of green at the nape, on this shorter front-of-the border crocosmia
Val Bourne - Garden Writer