The "new" crocosmia garden

In its previous incarnation as a shade garden, the only plants that seemed to thrive among the matted root system of the silver maple tree were the crocosmias.  They balanced their bulbs on the roots and managed to send tendrils through the mats but their bloom stalks tended to fall over when they were fully blooming.  I left them in place after the tree was cut down last summer but wondered how they would do in the new full-sun garden.

The wondering is over.  I am proud to report that the crocosmias love their new sun garden!  They are already thicker, are standing completely upright, and are covered in orange-red blooms that remind me of fireworks.