@wes and
@ge1836, I'm in zone 7a, and the crocosmia in a very warm, full-sun, south-facing bed just popped up only a couple of weeks ago. So yours may be showing up soon as well!
@cookies4kids, if I'm replanting in another pot, I remove as much of the soil as possible with a strong spray of water. That's because I use a home-made peat-free or low-peat potting mix, and having two very different mixes in the same pot messes up the drainage.
If I'm planting in the ground, I take a saw and slice the roots.
University extension services have done research studies on this, and apparently, slicing the roots before planting leads to better tree health: "Instead of growing almost exclusively from the bottom of the root ball, slicing encouraged root regeneration along the slices from the top to the bottom of the ball. This could help establish the plant quicker by allowing the roots to quickly explore a larger volume of backfill soil."
http://hort.ifas.ufl.edu/woody...
The study was with trees, but I'm now ruthless with (most) root-bound perennials as well.
