General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7a -17.8 °C (0 °F) to -15 °C (5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Spread: 30 inches
Flowers: Showy
Other: Blooms the first season.
Flower Color: Red
Other: Deep red
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Other: June, July and August
Inflorescence Height: 26 inches
Foliage Mound Height: 24 inches
Underground structures: Corm
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Offsets

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Trade name information:
Series: Nova™
Trade Name: Dragonfire
Cultivar name: 'Nova Dragonfire'
Common names
  • Crocosmia

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Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries
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Photo courtesy Terra Nova Nurseries
  • Uploaded by Joy

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