Transplanting Crocosmia Lucifer

I’m in the process of clearing 2 huge herbaceous borders and turning the area into grass, anno domini is making it necessary for me to try and make my very large garden more manageable.
Most of the herbaceous plants will be sold in my annual charity plant sale…..yes that is a lot of work but raises a lot of money for the animal charities I support and I don’t like throwing away perfectly healthy plants!
Currently I am attacking a large clump of Crocosmia Lucifer. Not easy as the majority of the clump is under a large Sorbus Sargentiana and its roots. Very few corms are coming up with their chain of old corms. Am I right in thinking the corms left in the ground won’t regrow or do I need to try and get those out too? It has been years since I moved Crocosmia and can’t remember. Thanks

 

They tend to produce the viable corms at the top @hailbopp , so the ones you've got out might be the ones you want anyway.
How well they 'take' is difficult to judge though. I got some out from one of mine that was getting overcrowded and wasn't performing, but that was only earlier this year, so they haven't had a chance to do anything yet.

 

Thanks @fairygirl. Over the years I have transplanted Crocosmia dozens of times and they move no bother at all, it’s just I think it is only the top corm with a growing point that needs in my case to come out but not sure about the rest of the chains. I don’t want Crocosmia coming up all over the place in amongst newly sown grass next spring!

 

Yes- not sure how viable the lower corms will be once you remove that top one, although it's mainly the invasive montbretia that's more problematic rather than the cultivated varieties IME. I've generally just split large clumps, rather than removing corms, which is fairly easy if access is fine. NOt so easy in a more difficult site though.

Hope you get a result though