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Crocosmia pottsii
Also called Pott's Monbretia, Potts' Montbretia, Slender Montbretia
Pott's montbretia is a slender South African cormous perennial in the iris family, grown for its orange-red flowers in late summer. It is a parent of the widely grown garden montbretia, so it suits sunny, well-drained beds and borders.
Crocosmia pottsii, Potts' montbretia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Iridaceae, native to KwaZulu-Natal and the southern Cape Provinces of South Africa, and introduced in Colombia. With Crocosmia aurea it is a parent of the widely cultivated Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (the montbretia).
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
