Crocosmia 'Red King'

Plant type

perennial, bulb / corm / tuber

size

H: 24"-30"
W: 18"

planting zones

7a-10b

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Crocosmia 'Red King' plant details

Crocosmia 'Red King' is a broadleaf deciduous perennial bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In summer red flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in rich and well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Crocosmia 'Red King'

Plant type: perennial bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: iridaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 18 IN wide, 24 IN - 30 IN - tall
Flowers: red blooms in summer
Uses: cutting garden

GROWING CONDITIONS for Crocosmia 'Red King'

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun
Watering frequency: regular

Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Crocosmia 'Red King' is a compact montbretia offering spectacular red, funnel-shaped flowers with yellow-orange centres on arching stems for a bi-colour effect. Green foliage is sword-like offering a vertical, spiky texture. Compact and clump-forming 24 inches tall with a 16 inch spread. Flowers bloom in mid to late summer providing a fiery lift to the garden. Requires well-drained soil. Great in borders, containers, mass planting, and for cut flowers. Popular with hummingbirds and and other pollinators. Deer and rabbit resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Heralding a passionate array of toasty colors, this smaller sized cultivar was selected by British gardener John Fitt and introduced in 1929. Hearty, lance-shaped green leaves support a multitude of sizzling salsa-red, star-styled blooms, which showcase luminous yellow centers fringed with darker tangerine shades.

By: Digging Dog Nursery

Spicy orange-red flowers on slightly more compact stems in late summer (Aug-Sept) will set the season for others' bright fall colors. Sun/Med

By: Forestfarm

This is a floriferous selection which we are hard pressed to distinguish from 'Emberglow' except that this is just a scosh, a tad, indeed a mere smidgeon lighter in color than 'Emberglow'. Small funnels of orange red flowers in profusion.