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Crocosmia 'Peach Melba' - MONTBRETIA 'PEACH MELBA'
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CRO-PEA-MEL
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Stunning peach-orange flowers that emerge from striking copper-colored buds, set against dark stems.
Upright, wide vase shaped clump, smaller flowers in one-sided clusters in mid to late summer.
Flowers for about 4-5 weeks. Natural hummingbird feeder.
Blooming Time: summer (mid-later summer)
Size: 30-36' tall x 18-24' wide clumps
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Culture: Full sun, half shade or afternoon shade in hot climates, average soils with some drainage. Adaptable to soil types (loam, clay, sandy, chalk, acidic, alkaline, neutral), but some drainage is always useful (add sand and fine gravel).
Ideal is moderately fertile, humus rich and medium moist soil with some drainage. Tolerant to heat and humidity, salty soils and once established, quite drought tolerant too.
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-moist, medium-dry
Origin: hybrid, Crocosmia is native to South Africa
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: can be combined with many common perennials like Achillea, Calamintha, Echinacea purpurea hybrids, Peonia, Hemerocallis, bearded Iris, Nepeta, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, Stachys byzantina, etc. Native companions include Amorpha canescens, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Aster oblongifolius, Aster laevis, Aster ericoides, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea tennesseensis, Echinacea pallida or angustifolia, Echinacea paradoxa, Euphorbia corollata, Penstemon, Pycnanthemum, Rudbeckia (R. missouriensis, R. fulgida) Salvia lyrata, Solidago, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, and grasses like Andropogon, Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Panicum, Pennisetum, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Other great non-native perennial combinations include summer blooming perennial Alliums ('Summer Beauty' ,'Millenium', 'Lavender Bubbles, 'Windy City' etc.), Lavandula ( L. officinalis in cooler regions, Lavandula x intermedia), and Perovskia.
Picture Copyright: Walters Gardens
Crocosmia 'Peach Melba' - MONTBRETIA 'PEACH MELBA'
$8.99
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Stunning peach-orange flowers that emerge from striking copper-colored buds, set against dark stems.
Upright, wide vase shaped clump, smaller flowers in one-sided clusters in mid to late summer.
Flowers for about 4-5 weeks. Natural hummingbird feeder.
Blooming Time: summer (mid-later summer)
Size: 30-36' tall x 18-24' wide clumps
USDA Zones: 5 to 9
Culture: Full sun, half shade or afternoon shade in hot climates, average soils with some drainage. Adaptable to soil types (loam, clay, sandy, chalk, acidic, alkaline, neutral), but some drainage is always useful (add sand and fine gravel).
Ideal is moderately fertile, humus rich and medium moist soil with some drainage. Tolerant to heat and humidity, salty soils and once established, quite drought tolerant too.
Moisture Needs: average (medium), medium-moist, medium-dry
Origin: hybrid, Crocosmia is native to South Africa
Deer/Rabbit Resistant: yes / yes
Attracts Butterflies or Pollinators: yes / yes
Attracts Hummingbirds: yes
Pot Size: square 3.5" x 4" deep perennial pot
Plant Combinations: can be combined with many common perennials like Achillea, Calamintha, Echinacea purpurea hybrids, Peonia, Hemerocallis, bearded Iris, Nepeta, Salvia nemorosa hybrids, Stachys byzantina, etc. Native companions include Amorpha canescens, Asclepias tuberosa, Asclepias verticillata, Aster oblongifolius, Aster laevis, Aster ericoides, Coreopsis, Cunila origanoides, Echinacea tennesseensis, Echinacea pallida or angustifolia, Echinacea paradoxa, Euphorbia corollata, Penstemon, Pycnanthemum, Rudbeckia (R. missouriensis, R. fulgida) Salvia lyrata, Solidago, Sisyrinchium angustifolium, and grasses like Andropogon, Boutelloua gracilis, Eragrostis elliotii, Koeleria macrantha or cristata, Muhlenbergia capillaris, Panicum, Pennisetum, Sporobolus heterolepis, and Schizachyrium scoparium.
Other great non-native perennial combinations include summer blooming perennial Alliums ('Summer Beauty' ,'Millenium', 'Lavender Bubbles, 'Windy City' etc.), Lavandula ( L. officinalis in cooler regions, Lavandula x intermedia), and Perovskia.
Picture Copyright: Walters Gardens
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