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The crocosmia always presents itself as a prime candidate for removal, splitting and rationalisation at this time of the year. It has a habit of moving itself from deep within a border towards the front (probably where the drainage is sharpest) from which position – unless you’ve got it trussed up like the Sunday roast – it flops over the path and advertises itself as ready for relocation. Loving the way it goes to seed, I like to leave whatever’s still standing for as long as possible, but where it flops, it gets pulled out by the root, long strings of corms coming away if you’re lucky (you never get them all). It’s unthinking, casual work. The top two corms nearest the leaves will have the most vigour – the rest can be discarded – and these can be potted up and given to people upon whom you wish mild annoyance, so that their gardens too can become overrun with the things.
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Hello! I’m Andrew, gardener, blogger, podcaster, and owner of a too-loud laugh, and I’m so pleased you’ve found your way to Gardens, weeds & words. You can read a more in-depth profile of me on the About page, or by clicking the image above.
