Crocosmia (syn. 'Lady McKenzie') 'EMILY McKENZIE'

Crocosmia (syn. 'Lady McKenzie') 'EMILY McKENZIE'
monbretia

SIZE/TYPE	mid-sized perennial
USUAL HEIGHT	0.5-0.6m
USUAL WIDTH	0.3-0.5m
LEAVES	deciduous broadleaf
COLOUR OF LEAVES	green
FLOWERS	showy
COLOUR OF FLOWERS	combined:orange and deep red
BLOOMING TIME	August - September
LOCATION	full sun
USDA zone (lowest)	7 (down to -18°C)
WINTER PROTECTION
FOR ZONE 5+6
FOR ZONE 7
BELONGS TO CATEGORIES	Perennials Summer blooms Exotics

Emily McKenzie is a late flowering montbretia and belongs to the more special varieties owing to its large, wide open flowers of almost copper orange colour with a bold red eye. They appear atop strictly upright, non-arching stems from mid August. It makes compact clumps of medium green, sword-like leaves that are wider on most other varieties and which confirm plant's affiliation with iris family. The plant grows only about 60 cm tall.

Montbretia does best in fertile, moist but well drained soil of any pH, preferably in full sun. Emily McKenzie montbretia unfortunately did not prove equally hardy as most other varieties and did not survive lower than -17°C. (USDA zone 7)

Last update 13-08-2017; 15-05-2018

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