Iridaceae
Montbretia
Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
- Family
- Iridaceae
- Genus
- Crocosmia
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Common names
By language (12)
- arz
- كروكوزميا × كروكوسميفلورا
- Asturian
- Cuchiellu
- Chinese
- 觀音蘭, 雄黃蘭, 雄黄兰
- Danish
- Havemontbretia
- English
- Montbretia, Montbretia 'Bicolor'
- German
- Garten-Montbretie
- hsb
- Zahrodny lepy mječik
- Japanese
- ヒメヒオウギズイセン, モントブレチア, ヒメヒオオギズイセン
- Korean
- 애기범부채
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Gullvêrhane
- Swedish
- Montbretia
- Welsh
- Crib-y-ceiliog
Synonyms
- Crocosmia latifolia N.E.Br.
- Montbretia crocosmiiflora Lemoine
- Montbretia crocosmiiflora unranked elegans Pynaert
- Montbretia crocosmiiflora unranked sulfurea Pynaert
- Tritonia crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) G.Nicholson
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: introduced, Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Slimguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alejandro Bayer Tamayo from Armenia, Colombia, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kolforn, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dominicus Johannes Bergsma, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.