montbretia
Fiery garden flower
Montbretia is a garden plant with sword-shaped leaves and arching sprays of bright orange or red tubular flowers, blooming in late summer.
Native to South Africa, it has naturalized in parts of Europe and North America, where it can spread aggressively.
Also called crocosmia: The montbretia along the roadside was in full bloom.
Bulblike underground stem base
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- floretsSmall flower clusters
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
- bulbRounded storage organ
perennial · herbaceous · raceme · foliage · dormancy · hardy · clump-forming · sword-shaped
Extending over space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- self-seedingPropagating without replanting
- colonizingOccupying and controlling territory
- escapedGot away from confinement
naturalized · weed · control · removal · persistent · choking · wild · roadside
Citrus with segments
- scarletBright orangish-red color
- redPrimary color, warm
- yellowHue between green and orange
- fieryIntensely hot or passionate
flame · sunset · vivid · bright · warm · bicolor · golden · tangerine
Flower or flourishing state
- petalBloom's colorful segment
- stamenPollen-producing flower organ
- pistilSeed-producing flower organ
- nectarFloral sugar water
pollen · anther · floret · orange · red · yellow · tubular · arching
Placing seeds in earth
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- divisionSplitting into parts
- naturalizingEstablishing as native
border · bedding · mulching · soil · drainage · transplanting · lifting · overcrowding
corm
Bulblike underground stem base
- inflorescencePlant's complete bloom arrangement
- floretsSmall flower clusters
- rhizomeHorizontal underground plant stem
bulb · perennial · herbaceous · raceme · foliage · dormancy · hardy · clump-forming · sword-shaped · deciduous
spreading
Extending over space
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- self-seedingPropagating without replanting
- colonizingOccupying and controlling territory
escaped · naturalized · weed · control · removal · persistent · choking · wild · roadside · hedgerow
orange
Citrus with segments
fiery · flame · sunset · vivid · bright · warm · bicolor · golden · tangerine · vermillion
bloom
Flower or flourishing state
nectar · pollen · anther · floret · orange · red · yellow · tubular · arching · spray
planting
Placing seeds in earth
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- cultivationFostering growth through care
- divisionSplitting into parts
naturalizing · border · bedding · mulching · soil · drainage · transplanting · lifting · overcrowding · spacing