''Crocosmia pottsii'', Potts' montbretia, is a species of flowering plant in the family

Iridaceae Iridaceae is a family of plants in order Asparagales, taking its name from the irises, meaning rainbow, referring to its many colours. There are 66 accepted genera with a total of c. 2244 species worldwide (Christenhusz & Byng 2016). It inclu ...

, native to

KwaZulu-Natal KwaZulu-Natal (, also referred to as KZN and known as "the garden province") is a province of South Africa that was created in 1994 when the Zulu bantustan of KwaZulu ("Place of the Zulu" in Zulu) and Natal Province were merged. It is loca ...

and the southern

Cape Provinces The Cape Provinces of South Africa is a biogeographical area used in the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD). It is part of the WGSRPD region 27 Southern Africa. The area has the code "CPP". It includes the Sou ...

of South Africa, and introduced in Colombia. With '' Crocosmia aurea'' it is a parent of the widely cultivated '' Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora'' (''the'' montbretia).

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Iridaceae Cormous plants Garden plants of Southern Africa Endemic flora of South Africa Flora of the Cape Provinces Flora of KwaZulu-Natal Plants described in 1932 {{Iridaceae-stub