Lucifer Crocosmia

"One of my plants looks near dead and is so small and discolored Im not sure why they even sent it. The other plant is viable though."

— Robert (2/5)

Hummingbirds Love it!

"I love Crocosmia! The hummingbirds just love it too! It blooms pretty late in the summer when a lot of perennials have fizzled out and the brilliant red makes it a target for the later season Hummingbirds. I wouldn't have a garden without it!"

— Amy (5/5)

A favorite perennial in Minneapolis!

"Apparently crocosmia Lucifer should not be hardy in Zones 3&4. Mine bloomed modestly the first year. What a fabulous red! Expanded 2nd year/showier display. Third year, they've become a 10' border in that garden, and I'm delighted to be transplanting and sharing them!"

— Judith (5/5)

They are TOUGH plants, and have a lovely bloom.

"They bloom every year if they get enough water, otherwise they spend all their energy making more corms. As soon as they finish flowering, you need to deadhead, otherwise the flower stalk sets tiny corms, which then drop and make more plants. I've had to divide many times, and now I keep them out of my perennial beds due to their invasive nature. BUT the hummers love them. Now they are growing in full-blast sun, with only water once a month, and they have died back, but there will be corms to divide, again come late fall."

— CA B. (4/5)

Very hardy!

"Sorry to HCG but I want to let customers know how they worked out. Delete HCG if inappropriate. I'm in zone 9 in Deep South. Someone from one of my local plant groups gave me about 15 plants when he thinned last year. I can be a lazy gardener sometimes & these plants had nice foliage & were given to me in a Walmart bag. I laid them down didn't get them planted (still haven't 🙄) I remembered them after a hurricane clean up. A lot of foliage had turned blown & I figured I killed them. When I watered my garden, I'd spray inside the WM bag & leave it alone. In the fall I dropped them all into a large bucket & didn't even put dirt in bucket…thought they were dead but I'd still water. Those things now have green foliage & have somehow even multiplied & bucket is full & it's end of Jan. Many of them even flowered in late summer while laying in the bag. I'd say they are extremely hardy! We've had about a weeks total of below freezing also! The bag was under my patio getting morning only sun. It gets very hot here & humidity is also in the 90's. The swampy south! The plants are the orange ones. I promise they will go into the ground when I plant my spring garden! Just go for it!"

— Mhc (5/5)

Love Crocosmia!

"I grew these flowers in a mound of my yard that was a bit gravelly and damp in morning sun and slight afternoon shade. They took off! I transplanted some corms to a dry border that was shady in the morning and part of the aftetnoon and they didn't do as well. They can get a bit floppy as they grow taller, but I staked them and they looked gorgeous. You can grow them in pots, which I may try out in full sun. They have vibrant color, too!"

— Islandpaint (5/5)

Bloom second year, worth the wait

"I live at 8,000', 9 inches of precipitation a year. Tough climate. I received 10 bulbs in the Bold Summer Collection. They are the only portion of the collection to survive. They sprouted tall, slim upright leaves similar to Gladiolas. No blooms the first year. The second year there were 20 plants and they flowered late July. Spectacular. Excellent for hummingbirds. I didn't expect them to be so tall and planted front and center in the border of the flower bed, my bad. I will reorder more and put in a larger area for spread."

— Katherine (5/5)

Crocosmia Lucifer

"I bought these because needed some tall mid to late summer bloomers. I've tried to grow these in the past but have never been able to coax them into blooming. Trying a new sun/shade situation in the hopes that they will do something here. They have all come up and look healthy but no buds as yet. Still time for that to happen. I gave them a three star since I really don't know how they will play out in terms of blooming at this point."

— Vic (3/5)

This plant is stellar! It grows here (6500ft) to about 30"".

"This is attractive in all stages. Photo is of the flower head before it opens."

— Cc (5/5)

I would buy this product again.

"Planted in containers on the deck. Every time they got about six inches tall, the gopher came around and chewed them down. They kept fighting back and finally I got two to bloom. Found a way to keep the gopher off the deck, but still have squirrels. Enjoyed what I got, though"

— Ora-Jean (4/5)