My morning was spent digging up crocosmia in the rain. I was fully ‘proofed and as warm and dry as could be expected in such circumstances. Whilst playing “spot the vagrant corm” I listened to my iPod on shuffle mode, doing my own semi-rhythmic shuffle when appropriate. I pondered the troubles of the world and the vagaries of life. It was then that it all became clear, that there was one certainty that I could cling to. Next year, in the very same area that I painstakingly removed every single last trace of croc, more will appear, laughing in my face.
Certainty
Off The Edge Gardening 
If you want some variety, you’re welcome to come and help me with my Acanthus. But were you digging up Crocosmia or Montbretia?
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Ah, acanthus ….. another nightmare! My least favourite must be agapanthus, really hard to dig up and divide.
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Whaaaaaat? It’s thanks to you I’ve just bought three more Agapanthus.
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Ha! They don’t need moving very often …… *runs away and hides* It is worth it though 🙂
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Now you tell me!
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That bad, eh? They don’t get that bad here because of the cold, some may perish by their own will…
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The cold does have its advantages!
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I can hear the crocosmia corm laughter from here. It’s not a pretty sound.
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It isn’t is it!? They are all lurking there, comfy and warm and giggling just waiting til spring …….
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Whaaaat? I’ve grown a bunch of c. Lucifer from seed this year. I’ve planted out three or four groups dotted around. Sounds like I may come to regret it…
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There’s crocosmia and crocosmia. Lucifer’s but, but, relatively easy to contain (I’ve done so happily for several years). OTOH, plants sold as “montbretia” (which is a synonym for crocosmia) tend to be problematic. They grow lower (around a foot or so high and tend to have orange-yellow flowers) but spread wider by corm multiplication and seed. Perhaps it’s a case that the major crocosmias (such as Lucifer) get so floppy that we chop them back once the flowers go over and so we avoid seed spread.
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You are certainly wise.
By the way what is the preferred music you shuffle to?
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Anything and everything! Almost. 🙂
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