Diane Whitehead asked about siting Crocosmia 'Lucifer' and other tall forms. I like 'Lucifer' because it's so attractive to hummingbirds, which have territorial wars over the plants. I grow it mostly in a bed that combines silver and dark red foliage with scarlet flowers. The Crocosmia leans on such shrubs as Artemisia 'Powis Castle', a small purple Berberis, and a Cotinus (smoke bush) with deep crimson leaves, with the flower stalks and leaves emerging through the shrub foliage. This seems effective to me, although it's not too subtle. It might not work for C. masonorum, which has lower, more clumping leaves than 'Lucifer'. Jane McGary Northwestern Oregon, USA