Does not like shade
Has not grown well in my spot which I suspect is too shady.
Brown thumbs
London
This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.
"Pleated bright-green leaves and warm-red branching trumpets make ‘Lucifer’ an essential tall, early-flowering crocosmia - sets any garden alight"
Has not grown well in my spot which I suspect is too shady.
Brown thumbs
London
Put out several flower spikes in year one and hopefully will come up again this summer
Lilly1314
London
the plants were a bit small --BUT--what beauties they are now --thank you
green fingers
wales
Plants arrived in bud, but didn't flower and have not started to grow yet. However, would not like to put anyone else off purchasing plants from your company as we do live in a place with a harsh climate.
Craftmaker
Bolton, Lancashire
66.7
Newby
Thank you for your question. You can plant Crocosmia at this time of year providing you are able to keep an eye on the watering while the plant's roots establish themselves. We are currently in a heatwave so it might be prudent to water in the mornings and evenings during the hot weather.
Justin
juststarting
Hello, I'm afraid that changing the soil level around a plant can kill it, so whatever you have growing in the bed, should be lifted and replanted at the correct depth. As for the timing, this is best done in autumn or early spring while the plants are fully dormant.
Helen
lawnmower1
Hello there You don't have to, you can leave them through the winter for interest. Hope this helps
Josee Mallet
Hello Josee, It is always difficult to give a definitive answer to the shade issue, but looking at the Shady Pink border, the most shade tolerant plants include Anemone hupehensis Hadspen Abundance, Thalictrum aquilegiifolium and Dryopteris erythrosora. If you click on the following link it will take you to all our shade-loving shrubs http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/shrubs/plcid.1/vid.11/ and for the shade -loving perennials http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/perennials/plcid.2/vid.11/ Of the plants you have listed, the Prunus, Helleborus foetidus, Kniphofia and Crocosmia will be OK as long as there is more sun than shade. I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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Irene
Hello Irene, It is not too late to plant these, and we still have a few currently available on our site - just click on the following link to go straight to them. http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.crocosmia/ I hope this helps. Helen Plant Doctor
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