CROCOSMIA 'Severn Sunrise'
Medium
Sun
Orange
Reasonable soil
Summer
RHS Award of Garden Merit
Description
Crocosmia 'Severn Sunrise'
Height x Spread: 50cm x 50cm
'Severn Sunrise' has stunning orange flowers which fade to a salmon pink during the summer. The narrow sword-shaped foliage sends out upright stems which bear the blooms of this clump-forming perennial.
Often used in gravel gardens, this Montbretia can grow in any soil providing it is moisture-retentive but not waterlogged - ensure you pick a sunny spot when planting. Crocosmia can be divided during early spring once the first of the new growth appears.
Available for Mail Order from April - September
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