Crocosmia ‘Emily McKenzie’ is a vibrant and reliable summer-flowering bulb, loved for its striking orange flowers with a bold red eye. Flowering all summer long, this eye-catching variety adds warmth, movement, and colour to garden borders, rockeries, and mixed perennial planting schemes.

The upright flower spikes rise above narrow, sword-like foliage, creating strong vertical interest while remaining elegant and easy to combine with other summer plants. Crocosmia ‘Emily McKenzie’ is also an excellent cut flower, making it a great choice for gardeners who enjoy bringing fresh blooms indoors.

Key Features
✓ Bright orange flowers with a distinctive red centre
✓ Long flowering period throughout summer
✓ Excellent for cut flower arrangements
✓ Ideal for borders, rockeries, and mixed planting
✓ Reliable, easy-to-grow perennial bulb

Size
✓ Mature height: approx. 60cm (24 inches)

Planting & Growing
✓ Planting time: spring
✓ Plant corms approx. 8–10cm deep
✓ Spacing: approx. 15–20cm apart
✓ Position: full sun or light partial shade
✓ Soil: well-drained soil

Crocosmia thrives in a sunny, open position and performs best in free-draining soil, where it will gradually form attractive clumps year after year.

Aftercare
Water during prolonged dry spells, particularly in the first growing season. Deadhead spent flowers to keep plants tidy and allow foliage to die back naturally in autumn to feed the corms for the following year. Crocosmia is generally hardy but benefits from a light mulch in colder areas.