Montbretia

Common weeds

Scientific name
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
Description
Perennial herb, dying back annually to fibrous corms and underground stems, growing new corms each year.
Weed category
Enironmental weed
How to indentify
Flat, strap leaves, generally arching to the ground. Erect green flowering stalks to 90cm high, partly sheathed. Open spikes of 4-20 orange-red trumpet-shaped flowers per branch.
How it spreads
  • Water
  • Garden waste
Environmental impact

Regenerate readily, invading bushland areas.

Suggested plant replacement
Removal methods
Plant specific removal methods

Hand weed corms and underground stems. Removal and bag flowerhead. Wipe leaves with poison using a dabber bottle.

Row of plants with long and thin dark green leaves and bright red/orange flowers at the end of the long thin stalk  Close up of bright red and yellow flower attached to a long thin green stalk

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