Can any body identify this plant? It comes from a bulb and develops small red flowers in the summer. The flower has now died back and the long leaves are now changing colour from green to yellow. The leaves are around 12 - 18 inches long. Also is there any way to propergate this plant as it look pretty good during the summer. I have attached a couple of photo's.

Thanks

Hi there, that is Crocosmia.
Thanks.

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Hi there. I need help identifying these plants please. Number Three
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it???? Anyone? Thank you in advance.

No3 Garrya elliptica. Yes.


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Delboy1616 said:



Can any body identify this plant? It comes from a bulb and develops
small red flowers in the summer. The flower has now died back and the
long leaves are now changing colour from green to yellow. The leaves are
around 12 - 18 inches long. Also is there any way to propergate this
plant as it look pretty good during the summer. I have attached a couple
of photo's.


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Crocosmia AKA Montbretia

Quickest way to propogate is to divide the corms in the spring.

They can also be grown from seed, but I think they have to be
stratified (planted into moist soil and subjected to a period of
cold temperature).
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Hi there. I need help identifying these plants please. Number Three
image, I would like to know what it is AND whether I can HARD prune
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Acer campestre, as already identified

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Possibly some sort of Rubus - it looks similar to but not identical with
Rubus odoratus.

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Garrya elliptica, as already identified
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