IT ISN’T SURPRISING that so many Crocosmia have diabolical names. These hardy iris relatives from South Africa are devilishly attractive perennials, featuring spiky leaves and brilliantly colored ...

What is it? If your garden is heading for a midsummer dip, there's nothing like some scarlet blooms to pep it up. This bulbous perennial is devilishly good: 'Lucifer' grows in generous clumps of ...

GARDENS BEGIN to flag this time of year, and by the dog days of summer most are looking past their prime. But not if you’ve planted plenty of spiky, bright-flowered crocosmia to perk up the scene.

Grown in a pot or with plenty of space in a bed, these blade-leafed corms will add hot reds and oranges to your planting schemes As regular readers of this column may have noticed, I am no taxonomist.

I’ve fallen in love with some impressive summer-blooming plants given to me by my friend Peggy. They are Crocosmia “Lucifer,” sometimes called coppertips. Grown from corms, which are swollen, ...

SEATTLE — It isn't surprising that so many Crocosmia have diabolical names. These hardy iris relatives from South Africa are devilishly attractive perennials featuring spikey leaves and brilliantly ...

* What it is: Native to Africa, montbretia/crocosmia is a July- and August-blooming iris-family perennial flower with red, orange, or bright-gold tubular flowers and strappy leaves. Shoots emerge from ...

BETTER known by its old name of montbretia, crocosmia is widely seen growing by roadsides in many parts of the country, principally in the west and south-west, in late summer. Considered to be a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clusters of bright red Crocosmia flowers - Tonybaggett/Getty Images Crocosmia (also known by its common name, montbretia) is a ...

If you want to add a classy, colorful statement to your garden, consider adding some crocosmias. The flowering plants come in an array of colors in the yellow-orange-red side of the color wheel. They ...