Botanist gave it the name Montbretia
This plant was named after Coquebert de Montbret (1780-1801) who was a French botanist who accompanied Napoleon when he invaded Egypt in 1798 and who died there at the age of 20.

Leaves
The Montbretia leaves are bright green, spear-shaped, and appear in spring.

Corms and Flowers
New corms are continually produced on short underground stolons and quickly form the large dense clumps of pale green straplike leaves. The flower is about 2 in (5 cm) across and the nodding cluster can be several inches long

Habitats
The Montbretia tolerates a wide range of environmental conditions - it grows in any soil, wet or dry, poor or rich, in sun or shade. It thrives best though alongside the waters edges of the lochs and locans where it spreads loike4 wildfire. It is fed by nutrients in the water.

Breadmaking
The montbretia has naturalised itself in the Uk in certain areas - however gardeners throughout the Uk - find it so irresistible their bulbs can easily be purchased at garden centres with the result that many "town" and "city" gardens play host to these splendid orange - red wildflowers.