APHOTOFLORA

An online educational resource and botanical image library dedicated to
the flora; wildflowers, trees, shrubs, ferns, liverworts and mosses, found in
South-West England, mostly around Devon and Cornwall, by David Fenwick.

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Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowering plant 1

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowering plant 2

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowering plant 3

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flower 1

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flower 2

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flower 3

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowers 1

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowers 2

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowers 3

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowers 4

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flower side view 1

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowering plants 1

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowering plants 2

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowering plants 3

Common Montbretia
Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
- flowering plants 4

A very common garden escape in the region. Images taken of plants found across Devon and Cornwall.

This species has in the past had considerably bad publicity in the past, even from government environmental departments. However, it should be noted that the species is easy to control and further to this the species supports a lot of wildlife from small mammals to hoverflies. Therefore a good plant for hedgehogs to hibernate under and for attracting preditory insects into the garden.

It's spread in the region is primarily coastal due to the fact that seeds are more often produced at cooler coastal temperatures. Hot summers render pollen sterile and thus produce infertile plants.

Control of this species should be staged because many species have become to depend on it, especially hedgehogs, which dig out a depression at the foot of the plant and overwinter under the old leaves which persist until the following spring.

For more images of African Flora visit The African Garden

The main objective of this website is in furthering environmental awareness and education through the medium of photography. To increase awareness and access to the flora of the region and help

people find and identify it. Sometimes the difference between species is obvious but a few species may only be determined by observing microscopic differences that are characteristic to any one species.