Eremurus robustus
Jim McKenney (Sat, 01 Aug 2015 10:37:07 PDT)

Brian wrote:"Advice seems to be sow seed early for this plant."
Brian, where is that advice coming from? If nothing else, it's certainly counter-intuitive. It's been years since I've grown Eremurus from home grown seed, but I'm pretty sure I let the seed dry for the summer and then planted in the fall - and got great germination the following late winter/spring. 
In nature, the germination of newly ripened seed at this time of year would be a big disadvantage, wouldn't it? Wouldn't the seed be germinating at the beginning of a drought? 
Please tell us more.
Jim McKenneyMontgomery County Maryland, USA, USDA zone 7, where the steam bath weather has brought up a yellow Lycoris, probably either L. chinensis or a chinensis-longituba hybrid. 

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