Eremurus

The genus Eremurus, or Shiryash (Eremurus), has about 60 species of large perennial herbaceous plants with rhizomes, fusiform roots and long basal leaves that turn yellow after flowering. Numerous bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers of different colors are collected in large cylindrical or cone-shaped inflorescences on long peduncles. Eremurus narrowleaf (Eremurus stenophyllus) is a species up to 1.5 m tall with golden-yellow flowers with strongly protruding stamens. Eremurus Elvesa (E. elwesii) is a very tall plant (up to 2.7-3 m) with fragrant light pink, white flowers in the variety 'White', blooming in spring; inflorescences exceed 1 m in length. Eremurus himalaicus (E. himalaicus) is up to 2 m high with a large rosette of leaves and a long (50-70 cm) inflorescence of white flowers blooming in spring with orange anthers. Eremurus powerful (E. robustus) - a plant up to 2 m high. In late spring, dense multi-flowered racemes of pink broad-ringed flowers with a diameter of 4 cm are formed. In temperate climates, it blooms in June-July. It produces shorter hybrids with pink and yellow flowers. In hybrid varieties of other origin, the color of the flowers is orange and copper. Flowering occurs in summer.

The genus Eremurus, or Shiryash (Eremurus), has about 60 species of large perennial herbaceous plants with rhizomes, fusiform roots and long basal leaves that turn yellow after flowering. Numerous bell-shaped or funnel-shaped flowers of different colors are collected in large cylindrical or cone-shaped inflorescences on long peduncles.

Eremurus narrowleaf (Eremurus stenophyllus) is a species up to 1.5 m tall with golden-yellow flowers with strongly protruding stamens.

Eremurus Elvesa (E. elwesii) is a very tall plant (up to 2.7-3 m) with fragrant light pink, white flowers in the variety 'White', blooming in spring; inflorescences exceed 1 m in length.

Eremurus himalaicus (E. himalaicus) is up to 2 m high with a large rosette of leaves and a long (50-70 cm) inflorescence of white flowers blooming in spring with orange anthers.

Eremurus powerful (E. robustus) - a plant up to 2 m high. In late spring, dense multi-flowered racemes of pink broad-ringed flowers with a diameter of 4 cm are formed. In temperate climates, it blooms in June-July. It produces shorter hybrids with pink and yellow flowers.

In hybrid varieties of other origin, the color of the flowers is orange and copper. Flowering occurs in summer.

Cultivation

Eremurus is grown outdoors in flower beds. In the middle zone, the plant suffers from frosts and dampness - it must be covered. Eremurus does not tolerate excessive moistening of the soil. The plant as a whole is light-loving, drought-resistant, and winter-hardy. It grows well in non-acidic, organic-rich, deeply treated, well-drained soils. If eremurus remains in the ground for the winter, it is recommended to close the rhizomes so that they do not freeze.

Location

Choose a place in the open sun.

Temperature

Eremurus is resistant to both high and low air temperatures.

Watering

Eremurus requires infrequent, but regular watering.

Reproduction

Propagate vegetatively and by seeds. Sow in the fall in a greenhouse or boxes at a temperature of 15-18 °C, shoots appear in the spring. More often, they resort to dividing rhizomes, which are extracted from the ground and stored in a protected place in sand or wet sawdust. In the spring, they are divided, and the divided parts are planted in the ground to a depth of 10 cm. For hybrids, dividing rhizomes is the only way to reproduce.

Diseases

Poorly permeable soil and excessive watering can lead to root rot. Stop watering until the soil is dry.

Acquisition

Eremuruses are not easy to find. Contact specialized flower nurseries and choose healthy rhizomes or well-formed seedlings.