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

Lomandra longifolia subsp. longifolia | Spiny-headed Mat-rush, Karawun

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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