Eremerus Bungei

[froglets]

From my garden this morning.

Vaugely reminiscent of something.....

emmmmm,  can't think,  no it's gone

;)

[froglets]

[Ceratonia]

Nice picture. How tall is the flower spike?

I was very taken with the Eremurus robustus at RHS Hyde Hall last week - they have a few hundred growing amongst shrub roses, with the flower spikes maybe 8-10ft high. There is a high conifer hedge behind them which gives a nice background for the flowers.

[froglets]

Thanks,

Mine are only just over the metre tall and as I've not staked them, they lean towards the sun so aren't quite as spectacular heightwise as I'd hoped - next year :)

I have to make do with a green painted fence to set hem off but it works.

These are first year from bought dry corms(roots).

[Palustris]

one of the few plants which the hens totally destroyed. No ideas why!

[Mrs Ava]

Oo, I am going to Hyde Hall on Monday, as I only live 2 minutes away.  Looking forward to seeing those glorious flowers!

[GREENWIZARD]

gorgeous
no sign of mine this year & i can't blame hens must have been the squirrel >:(

[lorna]

Lovely pic, have never seen one!!!

[froglets]

Had a bit of a disaster later - I had to gently ( and I mean gently) move one of the leaning ones aside so I could stake a flopping Alstomeria, and the whole plant broke >:(.

I assume that without the greenery, it will not build new stores for next year.  I was planning to get lots more in as they do so well in my soil - dry, sandy free draining in full sun amended with lots of stable manure - may sadly have space for one more.  They didn't all grow this year & three in a pot rotted, while three others in another have done ok, but not well.  They will be into the ground in the autumn.

Ho hum, we live & learn

[flossie]

amazing - thanks for posting it