{"id":450,"date":"2007-02-18T05:01:17","date_gmt":"2007-02-18T10:01:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/02\/18\/fiery-crocosmia\/"},"modified":"2010-10-01T22:42:20","modified_gmt":"2010-10-02T02:42:20","slug":"fiery-crocosmia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2007\/02\/18\/fiery-crocosmia\/","title":{"rendered":"Fiery Crocosmia"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--CusAds--><p><center><a href=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/06\/23\/green-thumb-sunday\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/104\/306398715_49775ad925_o.gif\" alt=\"Join Green Thumb Sunday\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/feverishthoughts.com\/garden\/2006\/06\/23\/green-thumb-sunday\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><br \/>\nJoin<\/a><\/center><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<p align=\"center\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/dragonden\/199422077\/\" title=\"Photo Sharing\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\" class=\"ext-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/69\/199422077_7b1a958fd6.jpg\" alt=\"crocosmia\" height=\"301\" width=\"400\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>One of the most brilliant perennials that I grow in my garden is the Crocosmia.  This one is called Crocosmia Lucifer, probably because of it&#8217;s fiery flaming red blooms.<\/p>\n<div class=\"912745ff53504cd4aef8ff3ef7b9aa95\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: right; margin:10px 0 10px 10px;\">\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-3375789278566919\";\r\n\/* gardengrows_300x250inpost *\/\r\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"4054669721\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<!--CusAds-->\n<p>It&#8217;s extravagant and flamboyant isn&#8217;t it?<\/p>\n<p>The plant grows with reedy long leaves that come up in a clump.  These green leaves reach three to four feet in height.  In mid-July or so the flower stalks begin to grow and this is of course what it looks like in full bloom.<\/p>\n<p>I have a few clumps of this plant that are getting a little unruly and might begin to crowd out other plants if I don&#8217;t divide them this spring.  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