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how long do crocosmia last?

  • 31-07-2013 1:29am
    #1
    carlowplayer
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    how long do crocosmia grow for?I know that they are perrenials but how many years can i expect a plant to last in my garden?


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  • #2
    Supercell
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    Forever unfortunately, they are almost impossible to get rid of once established. No matter how many of them i dig up next year another few pop up! could be worse things though, they are not the most ugly of plant as long as kept under semi control, its a war of attrition!
    That said the lucifer variety is rather nice and doesn't seem to be as virulent as the more common orange one (dont know its name)
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  • #3
    lottpaul
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    Unless they are killed by something like a very heavy frost, being waterlogged for a long period, being in a shady corner etc crocosmia are very long lived and tend to regenerate themselves and spread.


  • #4
    looksee
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    Lucifer are very big though. I seem to have some where lucifer has crossed with the orange one and I have got smaller lucifers. I could be wrong about that, I haven't examined them very closely, maybe they are just not vigorous. Agree with the other posters, once you have them you will never be rid of them.


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