Buttercup montbretia
Crocosmia crocosmiiflora 'Buttercup'
USDA zones6 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size2 to 3 feet tall12 to 24 inches wide
- Bloom season
- Summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Buttercup' montbretia (Crocosmia crocosmiiflora 'Buttercup') is a bulb for borders, containers, and low maintenance gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. Deer and rabbits tend to browse other plants first. Yellow flowers appear in early to late summer and again in early to late autumn. Butterflies, hummingbirds, and birds visit the blooms.
Pairs well with Rubinglow coneflower, Russian sage, and Monch tartarian aster.