Spotlight on crocosmias

Here at Chilton Quality Plants we stock over 20 varieties of crocosmia.

We have excellent stocks of Lucifer and a good range of yellow varieties.

Unlike many other crocosmias you can buy, ours are hand-potted into 3 litre, tall pots. These plants do not fall over and should not need canes.

All pictures and labels are stapled on to eliminate the problem of untidy/lost labels.

At an E code in Herbaceous, you will find our crocosmias very competitively priced.

All plants are potted into compost containing 12-14 month osmocote slow release fertiliser. Vine weevil control is also incorporated.

New varieties to us ...

Limpopo - A new sterile hybrid with dense heads of large petalled flowers. Pink flowers with apricot throats bloom from July to October

Okavango - Later into growth than other varieties, this vigorous plants blooms from July to October. Flowers are blowsy peach with large, rounded petals

Phillipa Browne - Large orange-red flowers grow amongst dark foliage from July to September

Saracen - Short and clumping at about 55cm. Dark leaves and pretty sprays of dark red flowers

Zambesi - A vigorous plant growing over a metre tall, with a long flowering season. Elegant heads of 7.5cm wide orange flowers

Krakatoa

New to us last year, this variety proved very popular.

Large, warm orange-red flowers appear in late summer from strong foliage

Lucifer

Regarded as one of the best crocosmias, this variety always sells well.

Large flame-red flowers with stiff blade-like leaves

Don't miss out ...

The full 2007 stock list

NAME	DESCRIPTION
Babylon	Large flower spikes of tomato-red flowers. Ht 60-90cm.
Carmin Brilliant	Showy red and orange flowers. Vigorous and lusty. Ht 60cm AGM
Columbus	Bright yellow flowers with a hint of orange mid-late summer. Ht 75cm.
Dusky Maiden	Unusual brown-orange flowers against deep bronze leaves. Flowers Aug-Oct. Ht 55cm.
Emberglow	Masses of dark red flowers with contrasting yellow throats. Small flowering variety. Ht 75cm.
Emily McKenzie	Burnt-orange flowers with prominent chocolate blotch against dark foliage. Late flowering. Ht 45cm.
George Davidson	Small flowering variety. Masses of soft yellow flowers. Ht 60cm.
Honey Angels	Large yellow flowers with cream throats. Free flowering. Easy to grow, and to sell! Ht 60cm.
John Boots	Erect, branched spikes of large golden-yellow flowers.
Kiatschou	Branched spikes of flat, well spaced, golden-yellow flowers. Ht 30-60cm.
Krakatoa	New. Stunning plant with glowing orange-red flowers. Colour warmer and with more depth than most crocosmias. Ht 1m.
Lambrook Gold	Rounded golden-yellow flowers. Many flowers on each stem. Easy to grow. Ht 60cm.
Limpopo	New. Dense heads of large broad-petalled blowsy flowers. Pink with apricot throats. Long blooming and vigorous. Ht 75cm.
Lucifer	Dazzling scarlet flowers show up wonderfully against deep green leaf fans. Good clumper and ideal for cuttings. Ht 90cm AGM
Meteore	Small orange-red flowers with red markings. Short flower spikes. Ht 30-60cm.
Mistral	Arching sprays of wide, open, starfish-pink and red flowers. Ht 60-90cm.
Okavango	New. Dense heads of large, rounded, broad-petalled blowsy peach flowers. Long flowering and vigorous. Ht 75cm.
Phillipa Browne	Large orange-red flowers of good substance against dark foliage. Robust and easy. Ht 80cm.
Red King	Small red flowers with orange centres.
Saracen	Pretty sprays of dark tomato-red flowers. Short, clumping and floriferous. Ht 55cm.
Star of the East	Warm orange flowers opening from reddish buds. Very large, starry, out-facing flowers. Ht 90cm. AGM
Venus	Glowing carmine-red flowers with a flash of yellow in the centre. Flowers July-Aug. Ht 60cm.
Voyager	Rich chrome-yellow flowers, 6cm across. Slow growing. Ht 75cm.
Zambesi	New. Elegant heads of large mid-orange flowers with darker orange markings at the mouth. Long flowering period and vigorous growth. Ht 115cm.

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