Useful color

[Herb]

In July, not many of our shrubs have flowers. In this picture there's a sasanqua Camellia at front centre, a Rhododendron 'Etta Burrows' at top left, a tall Cotoneaster at top right & at the back, behind the Camellia, there's a Flowering Currant, but none of them is in flower.

The red flowers are all Crocosmia 'Lucifer'. 'Lucifer' grows quite tall. Its flowers' color is very similar to Etta Burrows Rhododendron flowers and gives a very similar effect.

[Muffy]

That's very pretty! Love the colors.

[Quietly Awesome]

Your Lucifer's are quite beautiful, Herb. How long have they been there? I ask, because they are known to die off if not divided about every three years.

[Herb]

Q.A. -

They've been there about 5 years. There were only a few at first but they've multiplied & spread to the point where I think I'll soon have to dig some of them out - my guess is that there are now four times as many as when I planted the first ones.

I hadn't heard about their having a tendency to die off - is it just Lucifers that have that reputation, or is it all varieties of Crocosmia?

Herb

[Quietly Awesome]

I think it is just the Lucifer's, Herb. Yours are just beautiful!

[tsneal]

Beautiful!