- Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 
Montbretia in north England Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order: Asparagales Family: Iridaceae Subfamily: Ixioideae Tribe: Ixieae Genus: Crocosmia Species: C. × crocosmiiflora Binomial name Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (montbretia) is a garden hybrid of C. aurea and C. pottsii, first bred by Victor Lemoine in 1880.
Cultivars within C. × crocosmiiflora include:
- ‘His Majesty’ Flowers large, orange.
- 'Jackanapes' Flowers orange-red, inner lobes golden yellow.
- ‘Solfatare’ Yellow flowers with bronze foliage.
Invasive species
Montbretia is an invasive plant in New Zealand and is common on roadsides in the northern parts of the West Coast of the South Island. The Department of Conservation classes it as an environmental weed.[1]
References
- ^ Howell, Clayson (May 2008). Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DRDS292. Wellington: Department of Conservation. ISBN 978-0-478-14413-0. http://www.doc.govt.nz/upload/documents/science-and-technical/drds292.pdf. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
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