Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Twilight Fairy Crimson'
'Twighlight Fairy Crimson' is a Crocosmia with bronze-green foliage and firey red, hummingbird-attracting flowers.
Description:
'Twilight Fairy Crimson' has bronze foliage and short, multibranched flower spikes covered in crimson red flowers. The compact size, showy foliage and flowers make this a natural for mixed containers, smaller gardens or at the front of the border in a large garden. Forms multiple crowns quickly for container gardening. The foliage is like Crocosmia 'Solfatare', except shorter and the flowers are red rather than apricot yellow. Attracts hummingbirds. Excellent for cutting. Full to part sun in average to moist well-drained soil. Clumping.
Common Name: Montbretia
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Red
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Southern Africa and Madagascar
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