Impressive handsome Eremurus for your garden

 





In may of this year on the South coast is not a hurry, not fussy, he is not "interrupted" the late blooming varieties of tulips, not rushing to "break out" flowering Wisteria, bagrianyi, bobovnik, all of them calm, measured, with each day added to its bloom with new flowers and buds. Here Eremurus still, though reluctantly, began to dissolve their flowers starting from the bottom, the pompous blossoms.

Botanical desert Eremurus, or Shires (Eremurus) belongs to the family Liliaceae or asfodelina. It includes more than 50 species of perennial herbaceous plants, common in Anterior and Central Asia; several species in a wild state are found in the Crimea.

Eremurus or "desert tail", "arrows of Cleopatra" – ephemeroids (perennial plants with a short vegetation period). This rhizomatous plants with a short rhizome, 3-4 cm long, from which depart into numerous fleshy roots (like a star).



Height of stems, 0.5 to 2 m. Leaves basal, triangular, collected in the outlet. The flowers are numerous, small and medium, 6-petal, white, yellow, pink, clustered in elongated-conical panicle; bloom may-June. Flowering lasts for months. Fruit – globose capsule.



What types of Eremurus can be grown in the cottages?

Eremurus гималайский

Himalayan Eremurus (Eremurus himalaicus) — very nice view from Kashmir, North-East of the Himalayas, with a height of 1.2-2 m; breadth grows to 60 cm Leaves remnevidnye, bright green, length 30 cm Flowers are white, 2.5 cm diameter, collected in a pyramidal paniculate inflorescence, up to 90 cm.

Eremurus замечательный

Wonderful Eremurus (Eremurus spectabilis) — sociopathe perennial plant native to Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq, Northern Pakistan. Height 1.2-2 m, breadth grows to 60 cm Leaves remnevidnye, grayish-green, with a length of 30-40 cm Flowering later than their "brothers" in the middle of summer, throwing stems up to 1 m. the Flowers are grey-yellow with orange-red stamens, with a diameter of 2 cm, numerous.

Eremurus Изабеллы

Isabella Eremurus (Eremurus x isabellinus cultivars, E. stenophyllus x E. olgae). Luxury desert with a female name, height 1.5 m, breadth grows to 90 cm; in culture, mainly hybrid forms.



Leaves lanceolate, length 15-30 cm Flowers are small, with a diameter of 2-3 cm, various colors; in racemose inflorescences, height of 20-50 cm

Eremurus крымский

 
Crimean Eremurus (Eremurus tauricus) is a perennial plant from the Crimea, as evidenced by its species name. Found in the Yalta mountain-forest, Karadag and Crimean natural reserves. With a height of 1.5 m. the Flowers are white.

Eremurus мощный



Powerful Eremurus (Eremurus robustus) is a striking perennial from Central Asia (Tien Shan and Pamir), up to 3 m in breadth grows to 1.2 m. Leaves are bluish-grey, length up to 1.2 m. Flowers light pink, with a diameter of 4 cm, with brown and yellow stamens; they are collected in inflorescence-panicle, height of 75-120 cm

Eremurus Ольги



Olga Eremurus (Eremurus olgae). Another desert with a female name; in nature it is found from Iran to the Himalayas. The height is up to 1.5 m. Flowers are white-pink, the stamens pale.

Eremurus узколистный

Eremurus angustifolia (Eremurus stenophyllus) – a beautiful East view, originally from Central Asia, Iran, West Pakistan; up to 1 m, growing in breadth 60 cm Leaves are grayish-green, up to 24 cm the Flowers are dark yellow with orange-brown stamens, with a diameter of 2 cm; in racemes 15-30 cm tall

Features vyrashivaniem resistant to low temperatures, but in the middle of Russia, in order to avoid freezing they are planted to a depth of 5-8 cm; in southern regions the planting of small, apical Bud of the rhizome should be positioned close to the soil surface. In the winter the landing of Eremurus can be covered spruce branches.
Eremurus grow well and bloom in Sunny places protected from the wind. The fact that a strong wind can damage the buds, but the leaves can break, causing the decorativeness of plants is reduced.

They grow well on well-drained, loose, sandy, humus-rich soil (depth of soil layer not less than 20 cm); the wetlands of rot. Periodically, not less than 1 time a month to loosen the soil with a view to its ventilation.
Repot the plant in late summer, in autumn, when they are in the rest period. When planting, spread roots carefully. Well on the bottom of the planting pits drainage from the gravel and sand layer of 5-10 cm
Eremurus are propagated by division of rhizomes, seeds (in the fall or early spring). Collect seeds from the bottom of the most developed of the boxes at the beginning of cracking. Seedlings bloom with 4-5-year life.

The placement of the Eremurus in deermouse good in single and group plantings. The unusual shape of the inflorescence of Eremurus looks nice on the background of wooden cottages and fences.



They are harmonious in mixed borders with butterflies, irises, daylilies, poppies. Gorgeous large rock garden. Their linear and wavy seasonal planting will look beautiful framed by lawns. The distance between plants 30-90 cm (the larger the species, the greater distance is observed).





This interesno Asian countries boiled rich in starch, the roots of Eremurus and young leaves (salads) are used in food. published

 

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