Lucifer received the prestigious Award of Garden Merit in 1993 from the Royal Horticultural Society in England. SUN OR SHADE: Crocosmia prefers full sun but will tolerate part shade.

* Great partners: Most any warm-colored, sun-loving summer perennial pairs well, such as black-eyed susan, daylily, sunflower ...

When it comes to Crocosmia, the most popular variety has to be 'Lucifer. It's a hummingbird magnet that produces brilliant, scarlet-red flowers on arching stems that can reach over 4 ft tall.

Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ is a popular variety. It’s a hummingbird magnet that produces brilliant, scarlet-red flowers on arching stems that can reach more than 4 feet tall.

While C. ‘Lucifer’ runs like the devil, the trend in new hybrids is toward clumpers, not runners. Crocosmia’s bladed, grasslike foliage works texturally in nearly any garden.

Growing crocosmia is easy. Plant the corms two inches deep and three inches apart into fertile, well-drained soil in spring. Full to partial sun is fine. ‘Lucifer’ is winter-hardy to USDA Zone ...

Crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ is a favorite non-invasive cultivar. FOR THE HERALD Q. I planted a summer bulb with bright orange flowers called crocosmia.

After falling in love with ‘Lucifer,’ I decided to try two other ones, ‘George Davison’ and ‘Emily McKenzie’. ‘Emily McKenzie’ sets the garden aflame with bi-color blooms that are ...

The most popular red is C. 'Lucifer,' while a good gold hybrid would be 'Buttercup' or 'George Davidson.' You can find several varieties at Forest Farm (forestfarm.com). Aug 22, 2010 Erle Nickel ...

The common Montbretia, (crocosmia x crocosmiiflora) was the first hybrid and was bred in France in 1879 by Victor Lemoine of Nancy, It was named after Antoine Francois Ernest Conquebert de Monbret ...

They are Crocosmia “Lucifer,” sometimes called coppertips. Grown from corms, which are swollen, underground plant stems, I planted them two years ago and got only one flower stalk out of 20 corms last ...

Some of my favorite bulbs to plant are lilies, agapanthus, gladioli, crocosmia, alliums, sternbergia, fall crocus and spider lilies. These are all hardy and reliable in Zone 7, where I live.