[fatbelly]

Hi a few years ago my wife bought a plant which is now in our garden.
We really like it and would like to get a few more for the Lottie.
It flowers in the autumn and last year stayed in flower until late November. It doesn't do very much it the spring or summer and only comes to life properly in July /August.
Do you know what it is and can we split the roots to get more plants?
Anything you can tell us about the plant and its propagation will be of great help.

Thanks FB

[tosca100]

That's interesting. It looks rather like the wild Gladioli I've seen in greece, only pink instead of red. Someone will know.

[fatbelly]

The flowers are gorgeous just when everything else is coming to an end.

[arugula]

Looks rather like a Crocosmia to me, but in pink I'm not sure as I'm used to seeing those in vibrant orange.

[Debz]

I think it is a Gladiolus.  It comes in a variety of reds and pinks and will grow just about anywhere.  A friend gave me a piece because it spreads like wild in her garden and she was glad to get rid of a bit.  I understand she just puts the spade through it to get pieces for other people.

[mumofstig]

If it is flowering now, I would think it a bit late for Gladioli 
The greek glads I've got (the red ones) finished flowering months ago....but if it is one of those then it's bullbs underneath..so not a good idea just to chop through.

The best idea may be to gently dig around and have a look to see if it has got bulbs/corms or roots.......that way you can tell how to split it 

[dexyblue]

I agree looks like croccosmia

[Debz]

no Mum of Stig not Gladiolis (sp?) like Dame Edna Everage carried about.

Herbaceous Perennials 
 Description  The gladioli are all reasonably hardy; there is no need to lift the corms in the winter provided they are planted below the frost level. (Not to be confused with the big and blousy 'Florist Gladioli'). They grow and flower best in well-drained soil and sun. They are good for cutting. The species and cultivars listed below flower during the late spring and summer months and will gently form clumps.

[mumofstig]

no Mum of Stig not Gladiolis (sp?) like Dame Edna Everage carried about.

Herbaceous Perennials 
 Description  The gladioli are all reasonably hardy; there is no need to lift the corms in the winter provided they are planted below the frost level. (Not to be confused with the big and blousy 'Florist Gladioli'). They grow and flower best in well-drained soil and sun. They are good for cutting. The species and cultivars listed below flower during the late spring and summer months and will gently form clumps.

They are all in the gladiloli family  mine are gladiolus byzantinus, so not Dame Edna either

But, as your quote says they have corms...just as I suggested.
(please advise where your quote comes from, or add a link to avoid copyright problems in future, thanks)

[fatbelly]

To muddy the water further, a friend from the Lottie has suggested it is a 'Kaffir Lily' called Schizostylis coccinea 'Mrs Hegarty'

[mumofstig]

That looks a better fit, and that is propagated by division cos it is a rhizome root 

[fatbelly]

That looks a better fit, and that is propagated by division cos it is a rhizome root  

So MoS, what do I need to do to get more plants from it and when.
Thanks

PS You are talking swahili to me when you say rhizome root 

[mumofstig]

Gardeners world:Lift and divide schizostylis rhizomes from mid- to late-spring every two to three years. Each clump should have about six leaf shoots and should be replanted about 20-30cm apart and 5cm deep in well-prepared soil

Rhizomes are just fat roots rather than lots of skinny ones

[cob nut]

It looks like a Kaffir lily to me 

[Goldfinger]

OH and me think they be Gladioli     :blink:

We've got the same, if not similar in our garden but in purple and orange though.

If it wasn't dark, would go out and take a photo.....