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quiss1

Crocosmia, zone 5b

9 years ago

Hi

A well-meaning soul gave me a big pot of boxstore Crocosmia Lucifer. It's in very good shape, judging by the leaves, and has no scapes.
This being August and it looks like the endless rain is finally done for a while, can I still plant this in zone 5b?

I understand that these can be overwintered like cannas but I don't tend to coddle my plants. A pile of leaf mulch in the spot I have for it will either work or it won't.

However, since it's still potted in the original container, would it be wiser to leave it in there and overwinter it in the basement? I'm actually leery about that - I managed to dry out a massive chunk of canna due to lack of attention span (hence my no-coddling attitude toward warm-zone plants :)

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