Description:
Bronze foliage plus a multicrown, compact habit and bright yellow-orange flowers on short, multibranched flower spikes. The perfect addition to mixed containers, smaller gardens, or for the front of the border in a larger garden. Loved by hummingbirds.The foliage is like 'Solfatare', except shorter and the flowers are red rather than apricot yellow. Attracts hummingbirds. Excellent for cutting. Full to part sun in average to moist well-drained soil. Clumping.
Common Name: Montbretia
Family: Iridaceae (The Iris Family)
Zone Hardiness: 7-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 12-24"
Width: 8-12"
Primary Bloom Colour: Orange
Secondary Bloom Colour: Yellow
Class: Deciduous
Type: Perennial
Bloom Time: Summer
Soil Moisture: Average
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat:
Award:
Geogrpahical Origin: Europe and Africa - Southern Africa and Madagascar
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