I like the article This plant in the summer assumes a red colouring; it is large in size and can reach 75 cm high. It doesn't keep its leaves in the winter. The development is erect, they tend to grow both in height and in width, giving origin to a rounded shrub. These plants are bulbeous. Fertilization Crocosmia
Let’s use a slow release fertilizer, or manure, when planting, mixing the product to the ground; during the spring let’s mix, every 15-20 days, a specific fertilizer for bulbous plants to our irrigation water, starting from the moment in which the first flowers are withering. Exposure Crocosmia
During this time of year we shouldn't worry about minimum temperatures, in fact the the Crocosmia can bear temperatures a few degrees below zero. Plant which need at least a few hours a day of solar light.If you desire cleaning the ground from the bulbous plants after flowering, wait for the leaves to dry; later it’s possible to take the bulbs out of the ground and place them somewhere dark, cool and dry, until the best season to plant them again. Watering Crocosmia
Let’s avoid watering the the Crocosmia excessively, always leaving the soil dry for a few days between one watering and the other, therefore let’s irrigate the substratum deeply every 1-2 weeks with 1-2 glasses of water . We suggest not to exceed with the waterings: if the soil remains damp too long, it can favour the development of rotten in the bulbs. Treatments Crocosmia
As the day-time temperatures rise at the beginning of the spring, it is agreeable to practice a preventive treatment, with a wide-range insecticide, which should be applied when there aren’t flowerings in the garden. Before the buds become too large, it is advisable to also treat them with a wide-range fungicide, to prevent the development of fungal diseases which spread easily when there is an elevated environmental moisture. Soil Crocosmia
Let’s favour soft soils, with an elevated drainage.
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Notes Crocosmia
If desired, we can grow the the Crocosmia in a container. The indications given in this article are related to a medium size plant.
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