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Description

Crocosmia Lucifer will fill your garden with its bright and bold blooms towards the end of the summer months. Producing masses of brilliant red flowers in freesia-like sprays that contrast effortlessly against the sword-shaped, pleated foliage. They are a great choice for planting in large groups, where they will light up your borders or why not try them in pots around your patio where their arching leaves will overflow. Very easy to grow, these hardy perennials will grow as tall as 1.2m tall and will look perfect in the middle or towards the back of your mixed beds and borders. Delivered as a pack of 10 corms, ready to plant out March and April or September and October.

Top Tips

Plant in groups for the best effect.

Care Information

Planting Advice for your Crocosmia:

Corms should be planted like any other bulb and are easiest to plant if you just dig a hole about 10cm (4in) deep and space a handful about 2cm (1in) apart. This will give you a good-sized clump straight away and you can lift and divide clumps as they expand.
If you prefer a more spaced display, then plant them in clumps in groups of 5 about 10cm (4in) apart. If your soil is heavy, add some horticultural grit to the planting hole.

Aftercare Advice for Montbretia:

Water well and regularly.
Mulch corms in winter to preserve moisture.
Lift and divide clumps in spring if flowering diminishes.

Pruning Advice for crocosmia:

Cut back dead leaves in spring.

Delivery Information

Our experienced team at the nursery will always carefully package and send your plants nursery fresh in the perfect condition to thrive once you receive and plant them. Although most plants are extremely tough and will not be affected by all but the most extreme of weather conditions, we always avoid dispatching the most perishable plants if extreme frosts or heat is forecast. We also avoid dispatching orders over Bank Holiday weekends.

Please allow us 3-5 working days to dispatch your order. If you have ordered a 'pre-order' item, these will be sent out as soon as possible after the quoted dispatch date and we generally ship your entire order with any pre-ordered items. Once your order has been dispatched, we will send you an email with details on how you can track it.

We send most of our orders via a fully tracked courier service with Yodel. We will send you a tracking link as soon as your order has been dispatched. To avoid perishable items being stuck at depots and deteriorating, we will not require a signature on delivery, and we ask out couriers to leave your item in a safe place ad your delivery address.

*Please note, once your item has been delivered, we cannot be held responsible for loss or theft from your delivery address. If you have delivery instruction and require our courier to leave your item in a specific place, please let us know - there is an option to leave a message for the courier at the checkout.

For smaller and single-item orders, we may send these via the post with Royal Mail - Tracking will not be available for orders sent via this method.

**Please note, we cannot guarantee delivery on a certain day or time. Delivery to outlying postcode areas may take 1-2 days longer, dependent on your location.

For all orders, a small delivery fee of £4.99 will be charged or spend over £49.99 for FREE Delivery!

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