Crocosmia ‘Babylon’ | Orange Red Montbretia Bulbs | Hummingbird Flower Perennial | Summer Blooming Crocosmia | Bareroot Plant

Bring bold summer color to your garden with Crocosmia ‘Babylon’, a stunning Montbretia variety featuring large orange-red tubular flowers with dramatic dark centers. Blooming from midsummer into early fall, this eye-catching perennial produces elegant arching stems above sword-like foliage, creating beautiful movement and vibrant texture in the landscape.

A magnet for hummingbirds, butterflies, and pollinators, Crocosmia ‘Babylon’ is an easy-care perennial that thrives in sunny garden beds, borders, containers, and cottage-style landscapes. Its fiery blooms also make excellent long-lasting cut flowers for fresh bouquets.

🌟 Why Gardeners Love Crocosmia ‘Babylon’

• 🔥 Vibrant orange-red blooms with dark throats
• 🦋 Attracts hummingbirds, bees, and butterflies
• ✂️ Excellent cut flower for bouquets
• 🌿 Low-maintenance perennial
• ☀️ Heat and drought tolerant once established
• 🌸 Long summer bloom season
• 🦌 Deer and rabbit resistant

🌱 Plant Details

• Botanical Name: Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora ‘Babylon’
• Common Name: Montbretia
• Plant Type: Perennial Corm
• Flower Color: Orange-Red
• Foliage Color: Bright Green
• Mature Height: 2–3 feet
• Mature Spread: 24–30 inches
• Growth Habit: Upright, clumping
• Bloom Season: Mid to Late Summer
• Light Requirements: Full Sun to Part Shade
• Water Needs: Moderate
• Soil Needs: Well-drained soil
• Hardiness Zones: 5–9
• Characteristics: Pollinator-friendly, drought tolerant, deer resistant, low maintenance

🌸 Ideal Garden Uses

✔ Pollinator gardens
✔ Hummingbird gardens
✔ Cottage gardens
✔ Mixed perennial borders
✔ Summer flower beds
✔ Container gardens
✔ Cut flower gardens
✔ Naturalized plantings

🌿 Companion Plants

Pairs beautifully with:

• Agapanthus
• Echinacea (Coneflower)
• Rudbeckia (Black-Eyed Susan)
• Salvia
• Ornamental grasses
• Daylilies
• Lavender

These combinations create vibrant summer color and attract beneficial pollinators.

🌱 Care Tips

• Plant corms in spring after danger of frost
• Plant 3–4 inches deep and 6 inches apart
• Prefers full sun for best flowering
• Water regularly during active growth
• Avoid soggy soil conditions
• Deadhead spent flowers to extend blooming
• Mulch in colder climates for winter protection
• Divide clumps every few years to maintain vigor