Crocosmia Mistral

£7.50

Crocosmia ‘Mistral’ features bright orange red flowers which open up from a yellowish throat. Mistral would look good planted with other flowering grasses.Ideal for hot themed borders, the flowers of this showy bulbous perennial contrast perfectly with sword-shaped mid-green leaves. Remarkably easy to grow and hardy, the Crocosmia is a popular plant.

 

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Description

The bright funnel-like flowers of the Crocosmia (syn. montbretia) ‘Mistral’ will put a little fire into your summer garden when it puts its multiple blooms on show. A tall upright plant which reaches a height of around 70 cm tall, it is hardy, easy to grow, perennial and blooms between July and September. The flowers are born on curving racemes which lift the individual blooms from the long stem and separate the cluster of flowers into a mass of separate small delights

Position: Full sun or light shade

Soil: Well drained

Rate of growth: Moderate

Flowering period: Late summer

Hardiness: Hardy

Pot size: 2L

Eventual height & spread: 70cm x 45cm