naturalised in parts of Europe, Rwanda, Zaire, Assam, Norfolk Island in Australia, Fiji, the Caribbean, Argentina, Tristan da Cunha (C. aurea × C. pottsii) Crocosmia fucata (Lindl.) M.P.de Vos – Kamiesberg Mountains in Cape Province of South Africa Crocosmia masoniorum (L.Bolus) N.E.Br. (Giant montbretia) – Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal Crocosmia mathewsiana (L.Bolus) Goldblatt ex M.P.de Vos – Drakensberg Mountains in Mpumalanga Crocosmia paniculata (Klatt) Goldblatt (Aunt Eliza) – Lesotho, Eswatini, South Africa Crocosmia pearsei Oberm. – Lesotho, Free State, Drakensberg Mountains in Mpumalanga Crocosmia pottsii (Baker) N.E.Br. (Pott's montbretia) – Cape Province, KwaZulu-Natal Garden hybrids Crocosmia × curtonus Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Cultivation Crocosmias are grown worldwide, and more than 400 cultivars have been produced. Some hybrids have become invasive, especially C. × crocosmiiflora hybrids, which are invasive in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, North Carolina, and the West Coast of the United States. Crocosmia are winter-hardy in temperate regions. They can be propagated through division, removing offsets from the corm in spring. The following cultivars have gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit: Crocosmia 'Hellfire' Crocosmia 'Lucifer' Crocosmia masoniorum Crocosmia 'Paul's Best Yellow' Crocosmia 'Severn Sunrise' Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Babylon' Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Star of the East' Other cultivars include: Crocosmia curtonus 'Lucifer', scarlet Gallery References External links De Vos, M. P. (1999) "Crocosmia". Flora of Southern Africa 7: 129-138. Peter Goldblatt, John Manning, Gary Dunlop, Auriol Batten - Crocosmia and Chasmanthe (Royal Horticultural Society Plant Collector Guide) Kostelijk, P.J. (1984) "Crocosmia in gardens". The Plantsman 5: 246-253. Iridaceae genera Iridaceae Garden plants Flora of Africa