Dark Red Monbretia

nick615

While out for a walk, 'Management' spotted a deep 'blood' red Monbretia in a neighbour's pristine garden but, despite him picking off a few seed heads from it, she couldn't make them grow.  The area's smothered with the normal orange ones growing wild, but can anyone provide the name of this dark variety and where to get seeds/plants, please?

Fairygirl

Lucifer is red but I wouldn't call it dark. It tends to be in flower a bit earlier than most of the others too, so that could explain why it's already got seedheads. I'd think for propagation, you'd need the corms for it to be successful.
If it is Lucifer, it's quite widely available though. As you're in Ireland, you could try Ballyrobert Nursery. They stock quite a few if  I remember 

Balgay.Hill

Why not ask the neighbour for the name?

nick615

Thank you both.  The neighbour couldn't say what variety it is and I'll try Ballyrobert, a name I didn't know.  Thanks again.

Fairygirl

They also have another red- Fairy Crimson which has dark foliage. I fancied getting that at one point

Balgay.Hill

Could it be this one?

https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/crocosmia-hellfire/

nick615

Thanks again!  I've just sent an email to Ballyrobert, quoting your advice, and now await the answer.

Loxley

CROCOSMIA 'Hellfire' (avondalenursery.co.uk)

Similar but better than Lucifer, deeper red and better behaved

Silver surfer

We need to know how tall it is 
Crocosmia lucifer is much taller than most ordinary yellow/orange Crocosmia.
Pic show lucifer

JennyJ

Emberglow is a similar colour to Lucifer, but shorter.

Buttercupdays

I would suggest Emberglow too. Darker than Lucifer, not much shorter, but has stronger stems so doesn't flop and generally better behaved