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Eremurus M. Bieb.Asphodelaceae (Liliaceae s.l.) |
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Common names
foxtail lily, desert candle Species cultivated
Eremurus xisabellinus hort. (Vilm.) (=E. xshelfordii hort.) (a parent of many hybrids and cultivars including the Ruiter hybrids), E. himalaicus Bak. E. robustus (Reg.) Reg. E. stenophyllus (Boiss. & Buhse) Bak. (=E. bungei Bak.). Origin
West and central Asia. Brief characterization
Leafless scapes bearing long, cylindrical, tapering, spike-like racemes; star-shaped flowers 2-5 cm across on long pedicels, each subtended by one small, long-tailed, scarious bract; 6 membranous tepals sometimes fused at base, 1- or 3-5-nerved; stamens conspicuous, often longer than tepals. Cultivar and/or species variation
Racemes ca. 15 cm to 1.2 m long; flowers white, orange, yellow, or pink, with midribs in contrasting colors, e.g. brown or red; tepals 9-21 mm long; stamens frequently yellow to orange-red. May be confused with
Countries exporting
Benin, Kenya, Zimbabwe.  |
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| Eremurus sp.: stem (left),
inflorescence, closeup (right) |
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