Crocosmia aurea

Gold Crocosmia ( Crocosmia aurea )

The gold Crocosmia ( Crocosmia aurea ) is a plant of the genus Montbretien ( Crocosmia ) in the family of Iris Family ( Iridaceae ).

Features

The gold Crocosmia is a perennial bulbous plant, the plant height of 50 to 100 (130 ) achieves centimeter and underground runners formed. The stem has 7 to 10 ribs. The leaves are ribbed and 1 to 2.2, rarely to 3 inches wide. The inflorescence is not zigzag consists of several branches that carry 4 to 10 flowers. The flowers are almost radially and arranged in two rows on the inflorescence axis. The perianth is 3.5 to 6.5 inches long. The Perigonröhre (15 ) 20 to 27 mm long, slender and barely expanded. The Perigonzipfel are initially star-shaped spread, bent back later. The Crocosmia aurea var maculata Perigonzipfel of Baker have a red-brown spot at the base.

Bloom time is from April to June.

Occurrence

The gold Crocosmia comes in Eastern and Southern Africa before in Tanzania, Congo, eastern Angola, eastern Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Swaziland, Lesotho and South Africa to the eastern banks of streams, in forest ravines and along forest edges.

Use

The gold Crocosmia is rarely used as an ornamental plant in rebates and discounts as well as summer as a cut flower. It is in culture at least since 1845.

Documents

• Eckhart J. Hunter, Friedrich Ebel, Peter Hanelt, Gerd Müller, K. (ed.): Rothmaler Exkursionsflora of Germany. Volume 5: Herbaceous ornamental and useful plants. Spektrum Akademischer Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg 2008, ISBN 978-3-8274-0918-8