montbretia


montbretia

(mɒnˈbriːʃə) n (Plants) a widely cultivated plant of the African iridaceous genus Crocosmia, a cross between C. aurea and C. pottsii, with ornamental orange or yellow flowers, grown mostly as pot plants[C19: New Latin, named after A. F. E. Coquebert de Montbret (1780–1801), French botanist]