Crocosmia ×crocosmiiflora

Corms 2–3 cm diam. Leaves 6–12, 30–80 cm long, 1–2 cm wide; apex acute. Inflorescence with scape terete, partly sheathed by leaves, few-branched; each branch 4–20-flowered, flexuose. Primary bracts dry and membranous, brown; basal ('outer') bract acute; distal ('inner') bract bifid. Flowers zygomorphic, red-orange. Perianth tube slightly decurved, 12–18 mm long; lobes 18–20 mm long, all spreading. Anthers exserted. Flowers Dec.–Apr.