Montbretia

It is a Different World Here in Zone 5

| Flower Roberts

I brought up some ‘Lucifer’ Crocosmias to put in our mountain garden, because the deer never ate the blooms in our Zone 7 gardens.


The night before the planned photo shoot featuring a perfectly shaped stand,  the deer here came through and beheaded most of the clump.

Mostly beheaded Lucifer

There is a new type of slug here. Great!



I will be switching to blogging about nature instead of battling it when I fully recover. I have been at war too long. I will always want nature to win, despite my dreams of gorgeous flowers and tasty herbs.

My family sent me photos from home of my flowers. Here are two plants thriving in my absence.

Double Tiger lilies
‘Peachie’s Pick’ Stokes aster

FLOW switching tactics

Lucifer is a Favorite

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I look forward to these fire-engine-red blooms every June.

Everything about this plant is beautiful, its straight bright green leaves, its yellow and red buds and its red blooms opening in a triangular pattern.

This Crocosmia/ Montbretia/Lucifer is scattered throughout my gardens.

The deer ignore every part of this plant. Oh, happy day! This is the easiest plant in my yard. It may need support as the blooms get heavy.

Montbretia ‘Lucifer’ /Crocosmia

No matter what is blooming around it, Lucifer steals the attention.

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Lucifer Everywhere

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I am not referring to the devil, despite our current horrible situations.

Lucifer is a crazy beautiful plant that I share quite often.

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There are other Crocosmias in other colors, but this guy is the king.

Crocosmia crocosmiiflora, Monbretia, ‘Lucifer’ is its proper name.

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It shows off for weeks in June and July.

It will need some support when the blooms develop. It likes to lean.

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If you do not have this plant, put it at the top of your wish list.

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If you are local, I will share some next year.

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Send me a request, so I can pot some up for you after it blooms.

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I wish it did have a sweeter name that doesn’t seem evil.

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I still love it.

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Flying Lucifer

| Flower Roberts

This plant always grabs my attention in the garden.

It’s not just that fire engine red.

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It’s not just those spiky leaves.

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It’s that stealth-like configuration of blooms

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that looks like it could take off from the stem and zoom into the sky.

They are flying in formation today.

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I love Lucifer!

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