FINALLY, an answer! I had to dig up my crocosmia as it was very root bound. I noticed that there were three corms on top of each other. I wanted To replant them because they are absolutely gorgeous But the other videos that I watch never said how to replant them especially If the bulbs were on top of each other so now I know What to do and I thank you so much for saying That you remove the top bulb and discard the others. Thank you. Again, so much. Greatly appreciated

@MadAboutGardening

2 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, the bottom ones will be unproductive so only the top ones are worth keeping. Crocosmias are fantastic aren't they! Thanks for watching and glad the video cleared up any confusion, take care

@tmcgee1614

2 ай бұрын

@MadAboutGardening yes, they are stunning! I replanted yesterday thanks to your video! I read 2- 3 inches deep? That what I did. Hope I was right. Thank you again so much.

@tmcgee1614

2 ай бұрын

@@MadAboutGardening One more question what do you fertilize them with?

@MadAboutGardening

2 ай бұрын

@@tmcgee1614 That's great you have them replanted and the depth is fine 👍

@MadAboutGardening

2 ай бұрын

@@tmcgee1614 I would give them a mulch of organic matter in the spring or a sprinkle of something like gromore fertiliser. They don't really need much in terms of feed unless the soil is very poor.

Thank you for sharing.

@MadAboutGardening

29 күн бұрын

You're welcome, thanks for watching.

Thank you for this video. I planted this around my pool and in a sloped bed. It held the soil so well and before blooming, the plants looked like like tropical, elegant grass. They also choke out weeds!

@MadAboutGardening

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome, it's a wonderful plant and as you say, a good weed suppressor!

Thank you

@MadAboutGardening

4 ай бұрын

You're welcome 👍

The Yellow to Orange Crocosmia you are splitting in this video look like the Fire King Crocosmia we have in our yard. Thank you so much for showing me how to make more, I love them so much!

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Kali, we lost the label so didn't know what it was. Glad this video has helped to show how to make more. They are such valuable plants. We love them too.

Thank you! Now I know. We've been doing all sorts with ours 🙄😆

@MadAboutGardening

10 ай бұрын

You're welcome, glad this video has helped clarify what to do.

I've learnt something new ,before I would just lift ,devide and plant again many thanks for the video x

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

You're welcome, the beads that grow are fascinating but it's helps the plant to break these off every 3 or so years to prevent the plant getting too congested

Thank-you for a good detailed video about deciding crocosmias

@MadAboutGardening

11 ай бұрын

You're welcome 👍

Hi Paul and Andrew, Thanks for showing us this. I always learn a lot from you. I didn't know about discarding the old corms as I assumed they would sprout as well as the new corm but when I come to repot mine I'll do this. I had a massive clump in my old garden and it was a bit invasive so I've always grown them in pots in this garden. I didn't get many flowers this year and put it down to the hot summer weather. Now I know that they probably need refreshing. Thanks for your last message. I can imagine that the editing takes skill and time. I wouldn't know where to begin as I'm useless with technology! Take care.

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

Hi Wendy. Thank you such for your lovely message. You are very welcome. We are so happy that you have been able to take something from the video. Its true and most people do not realise that they not only need dividing, but they appreciate the old corms being taken off too. They are such beautiful plants though, the foliage is gorgeous, but nothing can beat those vibrant flowers. It could have been the sun, as so many plants have suffered this year, but have a go at dividing and taking off the older corms and see how they do next year. It's well worth it. The amazing thing about gardening is it's like life, we learn by experience and from eachother 🙂🤓🌹🪴 Have a great day Wendy from Andrew and Paul.

Useful advice, as always. I always break off and discard the old corms, but on Gardeners’ World last Friday, Monty Don just divided his up and did not remove any corms. Not what I do, so you have reassured me. I’ll carry on as I always do, as you do too.

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment and kind words about our videos. I too noticed Monty didn't remove the old corms and said they flower better if conjested. We've never had any problems with our method, in fact, the very reason we were dividing the plant in the video was because they hadn't flowered very well. We will keep doing what works for us, you too. Thanks for watching 🙂🤓

Great vid, short at to the point. I too thought the ones underneath could be split and grown separately, but obvs not. So do the corms multiply side by side, or do they just grow down, so there is no actual net increase in corms, you are just getting rid of the old ones, a bit like deadheading, but underground.

@MadAboutGardening

4 ай бұрын

Many thanks! Each year they produce another new corm on top of the old ones, but they also produce new smaller corms by the side of the corms too, which can be separated and grown on to produce flowering plants within a year or so. The underneath corms will grow but they won't be as good and vigorous as the top ones. They can however produce new corms so can be used to increase numbers too.

I found some crocosmia growing in a discarded plantpot behind my shed - I had weeded it out and just left it there - then one day I noticed it had produced these lovely bright orange flowers right at the edge of the container - it had another pot on top of it too - amazing how nature can win sometimes - there's 3 of them still at the edge of the pot they've died back now so I'll have to have a look and see if I can help it along by pulling any extra corms off - I have no memory of planting it 🙄🤷

@MadAboutGardening

8 ай бұрын

That's great it has survived and flowered, nature is always showing us how special life is. I bet you were amazed to see the lovely flowers. We've seen plants come up through layers of fabric membrane and stones determined to grow and survive. It's amazing the resilience some plants have to grow. Hopefully you'll be able to find a special place for it. 😀👍

Do you know if you can do the same with iris corms? Take off the excess years corm growth? I have some irises that come up every year but never flower 🤷‍♀️. TIA

@MadAboutGardening

2 ай бұрын

If its bearded iris, these grow from rhizomes which need to be baked in the sun in summer which is why they need to be planted with the rhizome above the soil. If you never get flowers they may be too overcrowded and/or not getting enough sun. If you want to divide them, it's a case of slicing up the rhizome into smaller pieces each with a fan of leaves and replanting on a ridge of soil with the rhizome out of the soil. Cut back the leaves to prevent to wind dislodging the plant while its reestablishing. This ideally should be done after flowering or after they should have flowered in mid- late summer. Hope this helps 👍

are those discarded corms going to form a new plant? how likely is it that a discarded crocosmia root is going to grow a "volunteer" plant? say if I composted it or threw it in the garbage and it went to the dump. Will it form a new root and possibly become an invasive plant? The runners my potted crocosmia produced resembled those of some grasses that have made a nuisence of themselves in the community garden. I got my first crocosmia last year, pretty sure it was a lucifer. I brought it in in the winter hoping for flowers but it went dormant with just some pretty grass like foliage. I figured it would start back up again in spring and it was like amaryllis where watering controls its dormancy triggers. Then it started growing out of a crack in the plastic pot in mid december and I went "uh... oh..."

@MadAboutGardening

5 ай бұрын

The discarded corms may try and grow but will never produce very healthy plants because they are old. Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora is the plant that is invasive, the ones we grow in our garden are clump forming varieties that are not invasive but its a good idea to dispose of them rather than put them on the compost. Crocosmias are herbaceous perennials, which means they will die back in winter and regrow in the spring, sometimes before as ours are already producing a lot of leaves. They flower around mid/late summer so you'll get to see it in flower then. Lucifer is a tall fiery red variety and is easy to identify.

Do you have a video about collecting seeds in autumn to grow in spring ? Mine have large seed pods (it’s fall here in US) . Do I dry entire seed bulb and plant in spring?

@MadAboutGardening

10 ай бұрын

We don't have a video about Crocosmia seeds (yet!). We'll have to check if ours are ready to collect. When the seeds pods begin to open to reveal the seeds, collect them by gently releasing them from the pods and put the seeds into paper envelopes. Store in a cool dry place until the spring and then sow them. Hope that helps 👍

Another video showed the gardener planting each piece of corm. Will the corms grow a new plant?

@MadAboutGardening

9 ай бұрын

The old corms may grow new plants but they won't be as strong/healthy as the top most corm which is the newest.

@bethbrence3540

9 ай бұрын

@@MadAboutGardening thank you!

Hey, so I bought crocosmias already planted and blooming at my Walmart garden center.. they just started losing blooms and starting seed pods.. I wanted to know if the corms will survive after producing seeds?

@MadAboutGardening

11 ай бұрын

Yeah, that's just the plants doing what they normally do. They are hardy perennials, so the corms will live for years.

My daughter brought me some Montretia...is the the same as Crocosmia and if not, do you have any advise for the seeds?..Thanks

@MadAboutGardening

9 ай бұрын

Yes, Montbretia is the common name for Crocosmia, but it used to be restricted to the invasive hybrid Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora. If you want to sow the seeds of Crocosmia, they should be sown fresh when they are collected in autumn and left to germinate somewhere warm. Keep seedlings frost free until the spring and when large enough plant out. It may be several years before they flower and the plants may not be identical to the parent. To get identical plants it's best to divide. Hope this helps.

What time of year should I do this? Spring or autumn? X

@MadAboutGardening

2 ай бұрын

You can divide either spring or autumn although I'd wait until autumn now as you will probably affect the flowering if you do it this late in spring. Wait until after the plants have flowered this year and then do it 👍

@louiseshields4394

2 ай бұрын

@@MadAboutGardeningThanks 😊

What time of year do you divide them ?

@MadAboutGardening

10 ай бұрын

Either after flowering (late summer/early autumn) or in the spring.

What time of year is best?

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

The best times are the spring or the autumn after flowering.

Are they better to grow in containers or in the ground? Thank you

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

They will be happy in containers but will require more care (frequent watering, feeding etc) If you have the choice, we would always favour the ground.

@blaqfish

Жыл бұрын

Thank you I wanted to drop them in the ground so my front yard would have brilliant color and this is what I chose. I just saw a few people with them in pots and I thought it would be easier in the ground like the person I bought them from. Thank you 💜

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

@Cassandra Buchanan Great choice Cassandra by putting them into the ground. Crocosmia are beautiful. You will not be disappointed by their beauty. Thank you so much for your comments and for watching. Speak to you soon 😀🙂

@aliro1

Жыл бұрын

Hi great video they are problematic in my garden as there were hundreds in my garden when we moved in about 20 years ago and the person before that must of had them for at least 50 years as there is very little actual ground and the bulbs have even changed the landscape as they are in clumps above the surface as well as about 2 feet deep of them. We fixed the problem with just striming them like grass. Do you think I could make money selling them as there are several thousands plus how can I get rid off most of them thanks

@MadAboutGardening

Жыл бұрын

​@@aliro1 Wow that's a lot of Crocosmia! You might have the hybrid Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora which is quite invasive. It's a vigorous orange flowering plant which is classed as an invasive species in the UK. If this is what you have the best disposal is in landfill through your local waste service. The only way to completely remove it is by digging it all out.

can you take the discarded ones and plant them to make new ones?

@MadAboutGardening

24 күн бұрын

The old corms won't be as good as the top ones so we discard them. If you want to make more plants you can do this by dividing up the clumps.