Plant from mid to late autumn. Unpack carefully, as the fleshy roots are brittle, then soak them in water for two to three hours before planting.
Harness your soft side by growing whimsical spires of pastel perfection! Eremurus 'Romance' will have you starry eyed when those tall, foxtail-flower spikes emerge in the most loveable shade of peachy-pink. Not only will you be introducing a contrasting shape and impressive feature to the garden, but also pollinators to those bee-magnet blooms. If you like growing flowers to cut for homemade bouquets, you’ll be overjoyed at the fairy-tale floral masterpiece you can create with a few of the dreamy stems from Eremurus 'Romance'.
Just imagine how lovely Eremurus 'Romance' will look in a sunny border among pale pink, white, soft yellow and lilac-coloured flowers. Flowering around June/July, it’s an early-summer masterpiece. To add a colour contrast, try combining this with late-flowering alliums like Allium 'Forelock' and Allium sphaerocephalon. This foxtail lily needs a sunny position with very free-draining (ideally sandy or stony) soil, it will appreciate a covering of mulch in late winter/early spring to protect the young foliage which emerges early.
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Choose a sunny, sheltered position with very free-draining soil. Improve heavy ground thoroughly with grit and organic matter, or plant in a raised bed.
Dig a wide hole around 15–20cm deep. Create a central mound of gritty soil, then carefully spread the roots out and angle them downwards.
Position the crown just below the soil surface, with any shoots facing upwards. Cover gently and space plants 30–60cm apart, depending on their eventual size.
Water once to settle the soil, then avoid unnecessary winter watering. Protect early shoots from hard frost with horticultural fleece, removing it when conditions improve.
- Botanical name
- Eremurus 'Romance'
- Flower colour
- Peach, pink
- Bulb size
- 1
- Established height
- 1.2-1.5m
- Established spread
- 20-30cm
- Growing skill
- Requires specific conditions
- Habit
- Upright
- Hardiness
- Fully hardy
- Leaf colour
- Green
- Mouse resistant
- No
- Plant spacing
- 16 bulbs per m2
- Pollinator friendly
- Yes
- Position
- Sheltered
- Rabbit resistant
- Yes
- Scented
- No
- Soil acidity
- Any
- Soil moisture
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Free draining
Dry - Soil type
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Loam
Sandy
Multipurpose compost
Loam-based compost - Suitable for
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Large containers
Borders
Gravel gardens
Wildlife gardens
Cottage gardens
Cut flower gardens - Sunlight
- Full sun
- Toxicity
- No report
- Years to establish
- 1st year
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