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Crocosmia Plant - Columbus

Eye-catching, clump-forming, drought-tolerant border perennials, producing lush green, sword-like foliage topped by arching spikes of freesia-like blooms that blaze across the garden. Columbus - Gold/purple buds open to apricot-yellow flowers. Flowers July-August. Height 80cm (32); spread 50cm (20). Supplied in a 9cm pot.Adrian Bloom says... Here is a tale of two Crocosmias, both almost exactly 50 years old, and raised as seedlings at Bressingham by my father Alan Bloom and his helper Percy Piper. They were a new breed of strong, hardy hybrids of South African native species. The race to fame was easily won by 'Lucifer', today the best known Crocosmia worldwide, bright green bladed leaves and spectacular, eye catching vermilion flame flowers. An absolutely first class perennial
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Eye-catching, clump-forming, drought-tolerant border perennials, producing lush green, sword-like foliage topped by arching spikes of freesia-like blooms that blaze across the garden. Columbus
- Gold/violet buds open to apricot-yellow flowers. Flowers July-August. Height 80cm (32); spread 50cm (20). Supplied in a 9cm pot. Adrian Bloom says... Here is a tale of two Crocosmias, both almost exactly 50 years old, & raised as seedlings at Bressingham by my father Alan Bloom & his helper Percy Piper. They were a new breed of strong, hardy hybrids of South African native species. The race to fame was easily won by ' Lucifer', today the best known Crocosmia worldwide, bright green bladed leaves & spectacular, eye catching vermilion flame flowers. An absolutely first class perennial which I am still planting in every garden I design. But let's not forget about ' Emberglow', itself like ' Lucifer' an erect broad leaved plant with deep crimson red glowing flowers, which appear later than ' Lucifer' but equally hardy & colourful in summer. Both look great with perennials & grasses. Best in sun where not too dry.

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Gold - A precious highly conductive metal

August - The third season of the year after summer, before winter.

Eye - An organ which detects light

Garden - An outside area with grass and foliage

Dry - A term used to describe an item with has little or no water present

Dry - A term used in wine making to describe the lack of sugar (sweetness)

Yellow - A primary colour. The sun is often described as yellow

Purple - A colour between red and blue. Commonly associated with Cadburys

Summer - The season between Spring and Autumn. Usually the hottest season of the year

garden - A planned space used for the display, cultivation and enjoyment of plants and other forms of nature.

sun - A star at the centre of the solar system.

strong - A descriptive word for an item that has physical strength

Red - One of the three primary colours

Gold - A colour, a type of rich metal. Chemical symbol AU.

Spectacular - Something that catches that eye due to its eye catchingness.

Design - A drawing or styles that shows the look and functionality of something before its made.

perennial - A plant that lives for more than two years. Tending to bloom during spring and summer to die back to root over winter.

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