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.
These Eremurus — or Foxtail Lilies — are unlike anything else in the summer garden! Eremurus 'Ruiter Hybrid Mix' are stately, grand, and will take your breath away when they are in full flower. Huge, long flower spikes come in dusky, pastel shades that are fluffy in appearance (not unlike a fox's tail!). Hundreds of tiny flowers appear on each tall spike, gradually opening from the bottom to the top.
Eremurus × isabellinus 'Ruiter hybrids' are an old and trusted strain, producing a mix of pale flower shades from yellows, coppers and reds, to pink and creamy white, and all shades in between. Because of their height, they are ideally suited to the back of a flower border. They will give a classic cottage garden feel to any mixed border garden, and they also fit perfectly well in a modern, sleek and streamlined garden!
Eremurus need winter cold in order to induce flowering the following summer, but they appreciate good winter drainage, and ideally some mulch to give roots added frost protection. During the growing season they like plenty of sunlight and warmth. Eremurus establish into clumps that slowly grow, year-on-year. They also make wonderful cut flowers for indoor arrangements.
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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 'Ruiter Hybrid Mix'
- Flower colour
- Orange, yellow, peach
- Bulb size
- 1
- Established height
- 1-1.2m
- Established spread
- 30-50cm
- 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
-
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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