SEATTLE — It isn't surprising that so many Crocosmia have diabolical names. These hardy iris relatives from South Africa are devilishly attractive perennials featuring spikey leaves and brilliantly ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Clusters of bright red Crocosmia flowers - Tonybaggett/Getty Images Crocosmia (also known by its common name, montbretia) is a ...

GARDENS BEGIN to flag this time of year, and by the dog days of summer most are looking past their prime. But not if you’ve planted plenty of spiky, bright-flowered crocosmia to perk up the scene.

* What it is: Native to Africa, montbretia/crocosmia is a July- and August-blooming iris-family perennial flower with red, orange, or bright-gold tubular flowers and strappy leaves. Shoots emerge from ...

There are many varieties of Crocosmia and some are problem spreaders. Varieties are easily researched online for their tendency to become invasive. I do have a very old clump of Crocosmia. I think it ...

• Crocosmia (often called montbretia) is a clump-forming perennial and highly variable hybrid of Crocosmia aurea and C. pottsii. More than 400 varieties have been bred. The narrow sword-shaped leaves ...

IT ISN’T SURPRISING that so many Crocosmia have diabolical names. These hardy iris relatives from South Africa are devilishly attractive perennials, featuring spiky leaves and brilliantly colored ...

If you want to expand the collection of your best-performing perennials, fall is a great time to do it. Dividing perennials is a quick and easy way to get multiple new plants from one clump, and for ...

Some perennials and annual plants will be looking great this week and these are the ones that are drought and heat resistant. Perennials are plants that come back each year without the need for ...