Crocosmia 'Star of the East'
Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025
Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
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Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
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Description
Every garden needs some twinkling highlights of tangy orange and Crocosmia 'Star of the East' is a reliable go-to perennial for the job. Use it to add a contrasting spark to a cool-coloured theme or let it be part of a fiery theme. Either way, this easy-to-grow and resilient plant looks great and is a good one to grow if you’re looking for something which is unfussy and returns every year with minimal help from you. This is a Montbretia with an interesting twist – wider, more pointed and reflexed petals which form a pretty star shaped open bloom. You’ll get the usual attractive grassy foliage and easy-going nature with Crocosmia 'Star of the East', but along with an RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can expect particularly strong garden performance.
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Star of the East' enjoys damp soils, which is good news if you have a moisture-retentive soil type like clay or if you have any damp soil areas to plant. This plant will grow in full sun or partial shade, providing the soil doesn’t completely dry out for prolonged periods during summer. Expect flowers between around August and September each year and watch as the clump gradually grows! Crocosmias like 'Star of the East' take a little time to settle in so in the first year you might find that they emerge late and concentrate on leaves, but normally they’ll flower by the second year.
Key features
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Comes back every year
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Loved by pollinators
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Thrives well in full sun
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Low maintenance
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RHS Award (AGM)
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Fully hardy
Specs & details
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Botanical name
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Star of the East'
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Flower colour
Orange
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Corm size
8/10
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Established height
50-70cm
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Established spread
5-10cm
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Plant spacing
120 corms per m2
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Leaf colour
Green
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Habit
Upright
Clump-forming -
Life cycle
Perennial
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Hardiness
Fully hardy
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Years to establish
1-2 years
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Sunlight
Full sun
Partial shade -
Position
Sheltered
Exposed -
Suitable for
Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Coastal gardens
Cottage gardens
Low maintenance gardens -
Soil acidity
Any
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Soil moisture
Free draining
Damp -
Soil type
Loam
Sandy
Clay
Stony
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost -
Growing skill
Easy to grow
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Scented
No
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Pollinator-friendly
No
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Mouse resistant
No
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Rabbit resistant
Yes
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Deer resistant
No
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Toxicity
No report
Plant calendar
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | June | July | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
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- Planting
- Flowering
Useful information
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Orders placed until 29 February 2025
You can expect your order in February/March 2025Orders placed 1 March - 15 April 2025
You can expect your order in March/April 2025Orders placed 16 April - 15 May 2025
You can expect your order within 10 business days
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