Dear Angela: Eremurus do make good specimen plants. The name is derived from eremos = solitary, and oura = tall. The flower spike towers above the foliage. They need rich and well drained soil. They are hardy indeed they need frost in order to grow well. Keep dry during the coldest part of winter. The most common species grown is E. X isabellinus, also known as e. X shefordii as numerous hybrids including many names selections were raised by Sir Michael Foster who owned the garden Great Shelford in Cambridge England. These can reach over 5 feet in height and flower in early summer, and they are an outstanding addition to any garden. While some species are not as tall, some such as E. himalacius can be well over 6 feet in height. There are some 28 or so species in the genus. E x tubergenii can reach over 8 feet! This hybrid was raised by Tubergen of the Netherlands. Hope this will encourage you to grow these fine plants. Cheers, John E. Bryan Angela and Dean Offer wrote: > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php