Chasmanthe

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Chasmanthe
• From: j*@abac.com (Jim Duggan)
• Date: Mon, 24 Feb 1997 19:44:32 -0800

Chasmanthe
        A small genus of 3 species of large flattened corms.  The foliage
resembles Gladiolus with long narrow leaves.  These are some of the tallest
South Afarican Irids.  Flowers are tubular, great for hummingbirds.

Chasmanthe aethiopica  (Antholyza aethiopica)  (of Africa)  30-36"
        These plants enjoy damp sites.  Chasmanthe aethiopica arrives with
red-orange flowers marked with an orange throat and green at the tip.  This
is a vigorous grower that can naturalize.

Chasmanthe floribunda var. floribunda  (with abundant flowers)  56-64"
        Also enjoying damp locations, the flowers of this species are
orange with soft yellow-orange and some green in the throat.  Naturalizes
and spreads quickly.

Chasmanthe floribunda var. duckittii  58-67"
        This taller species bears lemon-yellow flowers.  This is slower
growing and quite rare.  It grows naturally on only one farm in South
Africa;  Mr. Duckitt's of course.

Crocosmias are summer bloomers.

Jim

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