Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of plants of the family Iridaceæ, which includes only one species, C. aurea, a showy bulbous autumn-blooming plant.
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- noun Any of many
plants in the genusCrocosmia
Etymologies
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Examples
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Another strategy is to plant bulbs the animals don't like, such as crocosmia, allium, iris and lily.
The Seattle Times 2009
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Another really popular crocosmia we sold this year was ‘Limpopo.’
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It would be interesting to know if catalog orders for crocosmia took a sudden leap after your photos appeared, Frances!
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I enjoyed your cheerful summery post on crocosmia I love them as a plant but they struggle so in our very dry summers.
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I would like to grow crocosmia but being a bulb I fear it would disappear.
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We had a beautiful array of crocosmia for almost three years here in Michigan, and then last summer some kind of insect or worm got into the corms and killed them.
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Have been wanting to try crocosmia but so far I havent.
Belated Bloom Day Of June-Garden To Jungle In Seven Days « Fairegarden 2010
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Can you see me waundering thru the garden, hmmm, is this a daylily or crocosmia.
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Just to the right is the foliage and a couple of hanging on crocosmia ‘Lucifer’ red blooms.
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That just happened with a crocosmia this week, I bought one, error there, and when I went back the next day they were all gone.
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