What is this?
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Sus7887901
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These spiky leaves are almost 5 ft tall. What is this beauty?
It looks like a flax plant.... but to be sure.... take the photo to a LOCAL nursery and ask
It looks like a crocosmia lucifer.
Yep, it's a crocosmia lucifer.. https://www.monrovia.com/plant-catalog/plants/3205/lucifer-crocosmia/
It sure is pretty! 😊
https://www.google.com/search?q=google+images+of+crocosmia+lucifer&client=safari&channel=iphone_bm&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiMvv3I5OnbAhXF6oMKHeoTB-IQ7AkINQ&biw=1280&bih=651
Looks like a ginger plant
It's definitely crocosmia - also known as mumbretia. It is gorgeous and I have as many as I can around the garden. Propogate by lifting out of the ground after the leaves die back, separate the corms and replant.
Thanks Dee and Nan! I am really excited to own this. We bought this home last fall, and I have enjoyed discovering the planted treasures, but this is the best! I will love sharing it with my friends and appreciate the info on propogating. Dee, I know the common flowers, but this had me stumped!
Wow Sus! It's a gorgeous crocosmia lucifer! Here's a link with some info: http://www.perennials.com/plants/crocosmia-lucifer.html
I agree with everyone on it being a crocosmia lucifer.
It is spiderwort. Nice because it blooms off and on all summer.
Crocosmia