Crocosmia Care

Mulch also helps deter growth of weeds that compete with crocosmia for moisture and nutrients.Fertilize crocosmia, using a general-purpose garden fertilizer, when the shoots are 6 to 8 inches tall.

Sow your crocosmia seeds in late winter in indoor seed trays. Crocosmia is a cheerful South African perennial flowering plant that grows from a bulb, or corm. A relative of the iris, crocosmia grows to a height of 3 to 4 feet tall and excels in shrub...

Even in areas where it is considered a pest weed, such as in the Northwest and New Zealand and South Africa, I'd still keep it on the landscape list because it's so attractive and easy-to-control.

I accidentally knocked one well-laden plant against a clean bucket and was surprised to see that a whole bunch of the little black seeds had fallen into the bottom of the bucket. The big news this week is the little jar full of red poppy seeds that I've...

Some people think that winter in New England, or any temperate zone, is all red cardinals against white snow, children happily skating on frozen ponds (dangerous) and sledding down snowy hills, evergreen trees getting sparklingfrosting from the sky, and...

They are one of the standbys of the florist, showing up reliably in corsages and lovely indoor arrangements. It certainly looks more attractive to me to remove the dead flowers.From the time in the mid 18th century when the first specimens (collected...

For a garden that attracts winged beauties to your yard, you also need to include food plants for butterflies at the larval stage. Once the hummers are drawn by the hue of these flowers, they will visit nearby flowers too.

(I don't know anything about roses, but I believe they should be trained horizontally rather than pruned—at least that's my next tactic with mine.) Once you pinch or prune the top, side shoots will develop, giving the whole plant a bushier appearance.

Surround this with taller plants like, or elephant ear. Some species of bamboo are suitable for growing in pots, while others require lots of open space.– Angel-wing begonia has extremely large foliage and flowers.– Cannas are great exotic plants...