Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
| Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Subfamily: | Ixioideae |
| Tribe: | Ixieae |
| Genus: | Crocosmia |
| Species: | C. × crocosmiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Crocosmia × crocosmiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br. | |
Crocosmia × crocosmiflora is a garden hybrid of C. aurea and C. pottsii, first bred by Victor Lemoine in 1880. It is one of many Crocosmia plants known as "montbretia."
Cultivars within C. × crocosmiflora include:
- 'George Davidson' Yellow [1]
- ‘His Majesty’ Flowers large, orange.
- 'Jackanapes' Flowers orange-red, inner lobes golden yellow.
- 'Meteor' Orange yellow
- ‘Solfatare’ Yellow flowers with bronze foliage.
Invasive species
Crocosmia × crocosmiflora is a hybrid between two species (C. aurea x C.pottsii)[2] and is an invasive plant in New Zealand, common on roadsides in the northern parts of the West Coast of the South Island. The Department of Conservation classes it as an environmental weed.[3]
Habitat
In Belfast (Northern Ireland) it is recorded as well-established in a wide range of habitats.[4]
Description
Crocosmia × crocosmiflora grows to 90 cms high with long sword-shaped leaves, shorter than the flowering stem and arising from the plant base, ribbed and up to 20mm wide.[2] The base is a corm, a swollen underground stem lasting one year. The flowers are up to 5 cms long and coloured deep orange.[5]
References
- ↑ Royal Horticultural Society
- 1 2 Parnell, J. and Curtis, T. 2012. Webb's An Irish Flora. Cork University Press. ISBN 978-185918-4783
- ↑ Howell, Clayson (May 2008). Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand (PDF). DRDS292. Wellington: Department of Conservation. ISBN 978-0-478-14413-0. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
- ↑ Beesley, S. and Wilde, J. 1997. Urban Flora of Belfast. The Institute of Irish Studies, The Queen's University of Belfast. ISBN 0-85389 695X
- ↑ Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. and Warburg, E.F.. 1968. Excursion Flora of the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-04656-4