Crocosmia are coppertips, falling stars or montbretia
Crocosmias are native to South Africa but do wonderfully well here in Northeast Oklahoma anyway. They bloom their little heads off and make babies by the dozens each year, making it possible to move them around the garden to almost every bed except the deepest shade. Crososmia with a yellow pot marigold The corms are planted in the fall and often bloom the following spring. They can be started from seeds. (Plant in seed trays, about 1/4" deep, in seed starting soil and plant out in the spring. They do have to be divided every few years since they become so thick - they are related to that every multiplying-iris after all. Also related to gladiolus. Give them lots of sun and some water for best blooming on stems that are about 2-feet tall or less. They do not make good cut flowers as they fade and fall apart quickly after cutting. Cold hardy in zones 6 to 10, they couldn't be any easier to grow. Plant Delights catalog says, "Crocos...