montbretia
Plant belonging to the iris family, native to South Africa, with orange or reddish flowers on long stems. They are grown as ornamental pot plants. (Tritonia crocosmiflora, family Iridaceae.)
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montbretiaPlant belonging to the iris family, native to South Africa, with orange or reddish flowers on long stems. They are grown as ornamental pot plants. (Tritonia crocosmiflora, family Iridaceae.) |
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Peter Goldblatt, John Manning and Gary Dunlop's Crocosmia And Chasmanthe (0881926-515, $29. Speaking of subtropicals, Crocosmia - with classic six-petaled, dangling, campanulate flowers - is a delightful summer-blooming herbaceous perennial from Central America. Martha Jablow has a 9' x 12' garden in Philadelphia where two tomato plants flourish among impatiens, dianthus, gladiola, astilbe, crocosmia, pulmonaria, lavender, autumn joy, and geraniums. |
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