2024 Author: Gavin MacAdam | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-16 13:38
This wonderful fluffy has long been appreciated by European gardeners, but in our gardens, eremurus is a welcome guest. Its bright, cheerful inflorescences can be a wonderful addition to any flower garden, illuminating the garden from afar with its candle ears
Bright and aromatic
In nature, you can see this flower in the steppes of Central Asia, where technical glue is obtained from its roots, and then plasters. Due to its sticky properties in the homeland of the plant, it is called shiryash or shrysh, that is, "glue". However, most often its name is translated as “the tail of the desert”.
There are approximately 45 species of Eremurus and its hybrids. The most common are the narrow-leaved eremurus, characterized by orange-golden flowers surrounded by long orange stamens, and the powerful eremurus, which is characterized by white or pale pink inflorescences. In addition to these species, there are groups of hybrids "Ruiter" and "Shelford" with a unique smell and bright color of flowers. The most unpretentious is the Himalayan Eremurus, and the most beautiful is Olga's Eremurus.
Rest twice a year
This perennial belongs to the asphodelic family. Its flower tassel flaunts on a single stem, which is surrounded by linear-keeled leaves. Fruit bolls begin to form from below when flowers are just emerging. The duration of the flowering period is short - from May to mid-summer. Seeds can be harvested even when not yet ripe, already in August. As soon as the seed pod is ripe, the aerial part of the flower dries up, thus the first of the plant dormant periods begins. Some species wake up in the fall and form thin roots with buds for the winter. The second rest period lasts before the onset of spring warming.
Copes with reproduction by itself
Eremurus reproduces quite remarkably on its own. However, this process can be accelerated by cutting the Cornedonian before planting. Be sure to make sure that a few roots remain in each of the incised parts. Such plants are planted in open ground, sprinkling a little ash on their roots. New "desert tails" will delight you next year. The flowering of such babies begins after 2-3 years. Much depends on the care and quality of the soil.
Seeds are sown from September to October by about 1.5 cm. For this, it is important to choose fairly capacious containers. Some sprouts can pull for a very long time with pecking (up to 2-3 years), and some of the most hardy and efficient ones will appear next year.
Afraid of frost and abundant water
Eremurus juveniles require slightly more watering than adult flowers. After the leaves have dried, the seedlings are usually harvested before the end of September-October in a dry and dark place. Before significant cold weather, it is better to cover the seedlings with a compost layer, spruce branches or leaves. Otherwise, frost can destroy them. You can plant young plants in the ground in the third year, when the roots get stronger. Flowering should be expected no earlier than in 4-7 years.
When buying dried root vegetables, be sure to check the quality of the bottom and the presence of a kidney, which should have fresh and dense scales. There should be quite a lot of intact, intact roots at the bottom. Eremurus is planted to a depth of 15 cm in September or October, while the roots are evenly distributed. The kidney should be located no deeper than 7cm underground. Pebbles or fine gravel are suitable for draining the beds. The soil of the "steppe guest" needs a neutral and slightly alkaline soil. The distance between the rows is about 70 cm, and between the shoots - up to 40 cm.
Since in a state of summer dormancy, dried plants are extremely vulnerable to moisture, it is worth taking care of protecting the eremurus from heavy rains. Any awning is suitable for these purposes. In a desert climate, winter is tolerated by plants well - they are not afraid of frosts down to -20 C. However, frosts in May can destroy barely awakened sprouts. Therefore, removing winter shelters before the established warm temperature is dangerous for plants. Watering the eremurus until the end of flowering is as necessary, in the future there will be enough rain moisture for it.
Keep away from rodents
You can feed plants in winter with superphosphates, and compost, manure or NPK complex fertilizer are suitable for early spring. Some gardeners in poor soils use ammonium nitrate. However, you need to be especially careful with manure and nitrogen fertilizers - they contribute to a decrease in frost resistance and immunity in Eremurus. Chlorosis, rust, moles and field mice can pose a threat to the "tail of the desert".
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