Extremely attractive and exotic in appearance, Montbretia produces decorative clusters of upright, sword-shaped leaves and glowing sticks of yellow, orange, red, and scarlet tubular flowers that bloom for 5 to 8 weeks from mid-summer to mid-fall.
Montbretia (Crocosmia crocosmiflora) is a hybrid of Montbretia yellow and Montbretia palassima that is native to southern Africa. Montbretia is a genus of around 10 deciduous or evergreen perennials[1] in the Iridaceae (Iris) family.
