GARDENS BEGIN to flag this time of year, and by the dog days of summer most are looking past their prime. But not if you’ve planted plenty of spiky, bright-flowered crocosmia to perk up the scene.

Some of my favorite bulbs to plant are lilies, agapanthus, gladioli, crocosmia, alliums, sternbergia, fall crocus and spider lilies. These are all hardy and reliable in Zone 7, where I live. Different ...

Grown in a pot or with plenty of space in a bed, these blade-leafed corms will add hot reds and oranges to your planting schemes As regular readers of this column may have noticed, I am no taxonomist.

Crocosmia, also commonly called Coppertips or Falling Stars, is a genus of plants in the Iris family that is native to the grasslands of southern and eastern Africa. They are grown from corms, which ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. However, for as rewarding as having crocosmias in your garden may be, growing them can be tricky. "If they aren't planted in ...

SEATTLE — It isn't surprising that so many Crocosmia have diabolical names. These hardy iris relatives from South Africa are devilishly attractive perennials featuring spikey leaves and brilliantly ...

Crocosmia is a genus of summer-blooming perennials that grows from a bulb. Also known as coppertips, montbretia, or falling stars, these members of the iris family resemble a row of tubular blooms on ...

There are many varieties of Crocosmia and some are problem spreaders. Varieties are easily researched online for their tendency to become invasive. I do have a very old clump of Crocosmia. I think it ...

Hummingbird resting on a crocosmia branch with closed flower buds. - Ian Dewar Photography/Shutterstock Crocosmia is a genus of summer-blooming perennials that grows ...