Crocosmia George Davison - Montbretia

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'George Davison', commonly known as montbretia 'George Davison', is a very bright variety. In summer, it is covered with an abundance of golden yellow flowers with orange buds. This quite hardy plant is easy to grow in moist soil in the sun. It will be welcome near a patio, where one will never tire of admiring its vibrant bouquets up close.

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora is an herbaceous perennial plant with corms, of South African origin. It belongs to the Iridaceae family. It was obtained in France around 1880. It shows many similarities with gladiolus. 

The 'George Davison' variety forms a 40 to 50cm (16 to 20in) tall stem in spring. It carries a spreading horizontal spike with nearly 40 orange buds that bloom into tubular flowers of about 25mm (1in) in diameter. They are composed of 3 inner petals and 3 outer petals. The sword-shaped leaves are plicate and spread out in a dense fan or cluster from the base of the plant. Their reserve organ is a corm, which is an underground pseudo-bulb that looks like a bulb but is formed by a swollen stem surrounded by scales.

Half-bulb, half-stump, montbretias are the symbols of summer. They are easy to grow, vigorous, and low-maintenance. Plant them in the sun, in groups of 10 corms, in fertile soil. Their bright colours of yellow, orange, or red form cheerful spots in gardens. They look splendid with annuals or bushes, and are perfect for natural gardens, mixed with perennials or grasses. They thrive in the ground in sunny exposures and well-drained soil, and will multiply over time to become more beautiful every year. 

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Excellent plants also for your flower bouquets.