General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 16 - 24 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Other: Cut or dried flower arangements
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Cut Flower
Will Naturalize
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets
Other: Divide every 3-5 years in spring before new growth emerges
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Montbretia
  • Crocosmia

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Location: My garden in N E Pa. 
Date: 2022-07-28
Location: At a nursery, Belgium
Date: 2015-08-18
Location: My garden
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-13

Date: 2012-08-04
Location: My 6b garden
Date: 2017-07-12
Third year in my garden.
Location: West Jefferson, North Carolina
Date: 2022-07-17

Date: 2012-08-04
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2013-09-15
Location: In my garden
Date: 2013-07-23

Date: 2011-08-17
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2013-09-15
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2013-09-15
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2013-09-15
Location: Hall's of Heddon nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2018-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2013-09-15
Location: Waterloo, Ontario
Date: 2013-09-15
Their first summer after planting
Location: Sun Zone 6a
Date: 2012-08-05
Location: Sun Zone 6a
Date: 2012-08-05
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
Location: Lowe's Garden Center, MI
Date: 2017-08-23
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Comments:
  • Posted by BrendaVR (Ontario, Canada - Zone 6a) on Aug 23, 2014 10:08 AM concerning plant:
    These have been doing well in my 6a garden for two years. Made it through one mild winter and one supposedly harsh winter, with a thin layer of straw, no problems.

    I do not have to stake these. They have held themselves up fine so far.

    These flowers seem to have a quite different form/growth than 'Lucifer' does, as these ones point nearly downward and have a downward curve to the flowers, whereas 'Lucifer' seems to point upward much more. 'George Davison' is a much smaller plant in general than 'Lucifer'.
  • Posted by tabbycat (Youngsville, LA - Zone 9b) on Jun 18, 2018 9:50 PM concerning plant:
    My all time favorite! Love that yellow and mixing it with my reds and oranges. Makes a nice bouquet since all my crocosmias are starting to bloom now that it's mid-June. These are a little shorter than some others I have, so I grow them in a large pot out on my full sun patio to attract butterflies and hummingbirds close to where we sit outside.
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christine2 On June 1, 2014 Obtained plant
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DeweyRooter On March 15, 2023 Transplanted
Planted on north side of house
DeweyRooter On March 8, 2023 Obtained plant
received corms from The Lily Farm
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