Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora (Lemoine) N.E.Br.

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Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge Vumba.

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora

Photo: Bart Wursten
Ndundu Lodge Vumba.

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Status: Cultivated and occasionally naturalised
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This is a hybrid between the widespread C. aurea and the South African C. pottsii. It is widely cultivated as a garden ornamental with many cultivars and is still often known under the alternative name "Mombretia"
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Habitat: Cultivated as a garden ornamental and occasionally naturalised along forest margins and roadsides.
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Worldwide distribution: Known as a natural hybrid in South Africa; otherwise introduced and cultivated. It is known to be occasionally naturalised in DR Congo, Rwanda and various countries in Europe and the Americas.
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Flora of the DRC: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Flora of the DRC: cultivated Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Flora of Rwanda: cultivated Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
African Plant Database: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
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iNaturalist: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
JSTOR Plant Science: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Plants of the World Online: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Tropicos: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora
Wikipedia: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora


Copyright: The Rwanda flora team, 2024-26

The Rwanda flora team (2026). Flora of Rwanda: Species information: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora.
https://www.rwandaflora.com/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=273040, retrieved 2 November 2026

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