Crocosmia ‘Carmine Brilliant’
Blooming Time
Exposure
Carmine Brilliant’s deep-green, sword-shaped foliage emerges mid-spring and matures quickly, forming tidy, narrow clumps. by mid-summer its foliage is joined by cylindrical flower stems and gold-banded, carmine colored flower buds. These interesting buds soon open to reveal intensely scarlet-orange, yellow throated flowers carried on wand-like stems, high above the foliage and are perfect for attracting hummingbirds. Tight and clumping, ‘Carmine Brilliant’ is well suited for borders, mixed perennial beds and cutting gardens.
Details
Hardiness Zone:
Blossom Color:
Red
Growth Habit:
Clump Forming
Max Height:
2'
Texture:
Recommended Spacing:
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Special Characteristics
Features
Intensely scarlet-orange, yellow throated flowers are carried on wand-like stems.
Landscape Value
Well suited for borders, mixed perennial beds and cutting gardens.
Care
Watering:
'Carmine Brilliant' African Lily is moderately drought tolerant but benefits from occasional watering, to maintain soil in a moist but not wet condition, during the summer months.
Fertilizing:
'Carmine Brilliant' African Lily is a moderate feeder, benefiting from a couple of annual applications of slow release fertilizer. A spring application of a 3-1-2 ratio (such as a 15-5-10) can be applied at a rate of about 10 pounds per 1000 square feet, and during early fall, an application of a 2-1-2 ratio (such as a 10-5-10) can be applied to encourage root development and cold hardiness.
Pruning:
'Carmine Brilliant' African Lily is a deciduous plant (nonevergreen) and does not require pruning. It is perfectly acceptable to allow the dropped leaves to decompose and nourish the soil.