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Asphodelaceae
Desert Candle
Eremurus robustus
Towering ambition.
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Eremurus
- Native to
- Central Asia, Afghanistan, Turkmenistan
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- perennial herb
- Height
- 6-10 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy soil
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- Desert candle flower spikes can reach 10 feet tall, making them among the tallest non-climbing perennials in cultivation.
- The genus name Eremurus means 'lonely tail' in Greek, describing the solitary, towering flower spike rising from the steppe.
- Each spike can contain over 800 individual star-shaped florets that open sequentially from bottom to top.
- The fleshy, starfish-shaped root crown is extremely fragile and must be planted carefully on a mound of sand to prevent rot.
- In their native Central Asian steppes, the young shoots and roots are eaten as a vegetable, and the roots produce a natural glue.
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