Gordon H wrote:
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Judith in France writes
On Aug 23, 4:36 pm, Gordon H wrote:
I have a clump of Crocosmia

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The online info I found says "divide between March and May" so I'm too
late for that. Should I lift the corms and store over winter, or
just transplant them, and if so, when?

You can move them when you like, I move mine in Autumn as they rapidly
increase. I now have them everywhere, so the neighbours are
profiting. Mine are Crososmia Lucifer, big things.

There is no need to store over winter, they are so hardy it would take
more than weed killer to shift them. HTH.

Judith

I'll probably do that, autumn always seems the logical time to do this
kind of thing.

You could do what I do, pull up the dead ones that have flowered. Just
grab a handful of leaves and pull. A good many of the plants will come
out of the ground in clumps, corms attached. Do this through the whole
clump. It will leave sufficient corms in the ground for next year, but
severely and suitably reduced. I have several varieties and love them
all, each one has a place in my scheme of things. It works for me. Each
year when they have finished flowering and when the leaves start to go
brown just pull. I think you will find that they will come out quite
easily, especially if the ground is damp. Make sure there is nothing
else growing near that you might remove by mistake.
Failing that, just dig them up. There will always be corms left, there
always is. g

Bobbie. (who gardens by ear)