The African Garden

An online resource dedicated to the photography and promotion
of South and Southern African species of bulbs and their hybrids.
Many images from NCCPG Plant Collections once held by David Fenwick.

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora 'Coleton Seedling' syn. 'Dark Leaf Apricot'

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Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
'Coleton Seedling'
- flower 1

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
'Coleton Seedling'
- flowers 1

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
'Coleton Seedling'
- flower 2

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
'Coleton Seedling'
- flower 3

Crocosmia x crocosmiiflora
'Coleton Seedling'
- flower 4

Photographs of this Crocosmia taken at the former African Garden in Estover, Plymouth, Devon; once home to the NCCPG National Collection of Crocosmia with Chasmanthe.

This plant is now commonly known and sold in the horticultural trade as 'Gerbe d'or'; this is in error and the plant should be called 'Coleton Seedling'. It has also been know as 'Coleton Fishacre Form', 'Coleton Solfatare' and more commonly as 'Dark Leaf Apricot'.