Crocosmia

Fiery orange-red blooms with dark centres define Crocosmia 'Babylon', creating an intense burst of colour. Large Flowering variety growing to between 50 - 75 cm.

With arching stems, these vibrant flowers bring energy to borders and beds. Just-right for adding a dramatic touch to summer gardens, Crocosmia 'Babylon' command attention with their bold hues and graceful movement. 

Golden yellow blooms on elegant arching stems make Crocosmia' Columbus' a vibrant feature in any summer garden. Large flowering variety growing to 50 cm.

These radiant flowers add warmth and light, brightening sunny borders and mixed arrangements. Perfect for creating contrast, Crocosmia' Columbus' has a cheerful presence uplifts any planting scheme with optimism and brilliance. 

Discovered growing in a garden in the Tyne Valley in the 1950s, Crocosmia ‘Emily Mckenzie’ has since become a firm favourite. Large flowering variety growing to between 50 - 70 cm.

With sprays of showy, star-shaped flowers dancing from arching stems, this variety provides height, movement, and colour for your late summer and autumn display. Unfurling from clusters of node-like buds, each vibrant petal is rusty orange with a dark mahogany throat.

‘Emily Mackenzie’ is a compact variety – easier to contain than some of its cousins – and the wiry stems are self-supporting. Crocosmia ‘Emily Mckenzie’ is long-lasting in the garden and as a cut flower, where it can last up to two weeks in the vase.

An inferno of red-hot blooms, Crocosmia ‘Fire King’ will ignite your borders and containers with sizzling colour. Small flowering variety growing to 50 - 70cm.

The blazing blooms are perfect for including amongst a ‘hot’ colour scheme, and will provide an energising flare of radiant red amongst other palettes and mixed borders. Upright, lance-shaped foliage sets off the fine, dangling stems, and the vivid petals act as a beacon to bees and butterflies.

Native to South Africa, the intense crimson of Crocosmia ‘Fire King’ is like watching a stunning sunset over the Kalahari Desert. Despite their tropical appearance, crocosmia are surprisingly hardy and robust and will readily multiply when left undisturbed in a sunny spot.

Widely considered to be the father of Crocosmia breeding in the UK, George Davison was Head Gardener at Westwick Hall in Norfolk during the 1900s – this award-winning variety proudly bears his name.

Echoing the golden glow of September, Crocosmia ‘George Davison’ displays sprays of rich, warm yellow blooms throughout late summer and autumn.

The RHS have acknowledged the health and strength of this cultivar Crocosmia ‘George Davison’ with their highly esteemed Award of Garden Merit. This variety is especially vigorous and will swiftly spread into impressive swathes of cheerful colour. Dig and divide the bulbs every couple of years to keep them in check.

One of the most popular Crocosmia, and with good reason, ‘Lucifer’ is a devilishly handsome addition to your summer display.

The RHS have granted this outstanding variety an Award of Garden Merit for its dependability and vigour. One of the first Crocosmia to flower, the rows of neat buds burst into flickering, flame-red blooms, followed by striking burgundy seedpods.

Standing proud amongst borders and large containers, the swaying stems are especially effective when paired with grasses, prairie perennials and as part of a ‘hot’ planting scheme. Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ will multiply rapidly if left undisturbed, providing swathes of spectacular, fiery colour for your garden.

With majestic arches of resplendent scarlet blooms, Crocosmia ‘Red King’ radiates warmth to invigorate your garden in high summer and autumn.

Dangling above vertical, sword-like leaves, the nodding stems are covered with rows of bullet-shaped buds which open into an abundance of fine, freesia-like flowers. For further interest later in the season, the petals give way to attractive seedpods, providing a valuable food source for garden birds.

The tall, wiry stems animate borders and large container displays with height, movement, and dazzling colour. Crocosmia ‘Red King’ is equally impressive as a cut flower – the fiery blooms can last up to two weeks in a vase.