I am interested in eremurus. Does anyone have a photo of a group of these? Do they make lovely specimens? angela western australia ----- Original Message ----- From: "JamieV." <jamievande@freenet.de> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 12:38 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] Is eremurus high or low water? >N Sterman schrieb: >> I've been researching Eremurus but can't seem to find much on its >> irrigation requirement. Is this a low water or regular water bulb? >> >> Nan >> _______________________________________________ >> pbs mailing list >> pbs@lists.ibiblio.org >> http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php >> >> >> > Nan, > > I grow Eremurus in relatively sandy clay on a slope, as they are from > the Steppes and desert areas of the orient, meaning a prolonged dry > period and no chance of standing in water. I have lost a few over the > years due to heavy Winter rain, which they do not appreciate at all! > Simply rotted at the crown. > > One very inpressive bed I saw in England was a combination of roses with > Eremurus bungeii and E. robustus hybrids. The theory was, the roses > take up moisture so fast, that the Eremurus can't get overwatered. They > require as much sun as possible to increase. Be carefull as the spikes > emerge. They are prone to rot in wet conditions, such as prolonged rain > or overhead watering. > > Jamie V. > Cologne > Germany > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php