Crocosmia aurea

Plant Characteristics
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Scientific Names

Read about Crocosmia aurea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Crocosmia aurea, Planch. (Tritonia aurea, Pappe.). Height 2 ft.: corm globose, emitting offsets from clefts in the side: scape 1½-2 ft. high, leafy below, naked or only bracted above, compressed,2-winged;Lvs. distichous, shorter than the scape, linear, ensiform, striated, but with a distinct midrib: fls. sessile in the panicle, perhaps 25 scattered over a long season, with buds, fls. and seeds at the same time; perianth bright orange-yellow toward center; tube slender, curved, 1 in. long; Begins, longer than the tube: caps. 3-celled. Trop. and S. Afr. July-Oct. F.S. 7:702. B.M. 4335. B.R. 33:61 (Tritonia). Also interesting as one parent of a bigeneric cross resulting in Tritonia (Montbretia) crocosmaeflora. Var. imperialis, Hort., Fig. 1112, grows about 4 ft. high. Var. maculata, Baker, has dark blotches above the base of the 3 inner segms. J.H. III. 33:567. J. N. Gerard. Wilhelm Miller. ^CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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