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Keywords: Iridaceae | Crocosmia 'Lucifer' | 032705-0633-1996
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' is the deserving recipient of an RHS Award of Garden Merit – both the BBC Gardening site and the Kemper Center share horticultural details about this cultivar.
Some references suggest that this cultivar is a hybrid between two genera, Crocosmia and Curtonus. However, a UBC forum member (David in LA) points out that the two genera were lumped together in a 1971 paper by Peter Goldblatt: “Cytological & morphological studies in southern African Iridaceae” in the South African Journal of Botany. If one agrees with Goldblatt, then this hybrid becomes merely a cross between two species within the same genus, a fairly common occurrence (even in nature for some taxa). A cross between two genera occurs rarely, and often adds weight to proposals that the two genera should be either re-examined or taxonomically lumped together under one generic name.
Photography resource link: A satirical look at image critique from Mike Johnston's The Online Photographer weblog: Great Photographers on the Internet and the follow-up Wicked. Discovered via a thread on Nature Photographers Online.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at June 28, 2006 12:00 AM
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Posted by: Beverley at June 28, 2006 6:57 AM
I love crocosmia! in this climate (western Washington) they grow like crazy and look lovely through most of the summer. great photos, too. :)
Posted by: Elaine at June 28, 2006 8:36 AM
I should note these photographs were from two years ago, around June 24. While photographing this morning, I observed that the plants were at least a week away from flowering this year.
Posted by: Daniel Mosquin 
at June 28, 2006 11:53 AM
My crocosmia has been blooming for well over a week now in the last week of June. The hummingbirds are quite fond of them.
Posted by: Mary at June 28, 2006 8:21 PM
Lovely through most of summer if they escape mites. Many here do not. I have seen migrating mites form a ball at the end of the leaf of a 'Lucifer' specifically, from which they were dribbling away like lemmings at the sea cliffs. Buildups so heavy the plants are scorched by the sucking are not a rare site in this region. Thin-leaved plants from cloudland climates seem to be a particular draw for mites during dry conditions, these are no exception.
Posted by: Ron B at June 28, 2006 9:53 PM
Hi! I'm an italian guy . I need help with my Crocosmia Lucifer plants. This year I' ve planted them for the first time. They've bloomed and now i' ve many seeds. Anyone could tell me how to obtain new plants of crocosmia from them ?Like how and when plant the seeds, about the ''ground'' where to put them for growing, about the water ?
Thank you very much !
Posted by: Lorenzo at September 14, 2006 2:27 AM
Italian Guy,
I don't know about the seeds, but Crocosmia is easily propagated by dividing the plant. The recommendation is to dig them up and divide them every 3rd year, in the spring. The clumps multiply every year so small ones will soon be big ones.
Oregon State, USA
Posted by: Susan Davis at July 21, 2007 10:15 AM
Hi Italian Guy,
Let the pods dry and then break them up and orange seeds are inside. sprinkle them around hillsides or areas where you want them to grow and don't think about it again. Between the rain the grasses and birds a good percentage of them usually survive ;-)
Posted by: Danica at April 21, 2008 8:11 AM
Where can I be able to buy a Crocosmia plant or bulb.
Posted by: AMI PATEL at May 10, 2008 9:35 AM
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Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - Z6-9 - A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, Brickell, Cole, Zuk
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - hardy - BBC Gardening site
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - Z5-9 - Kemper Center