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Asphodelaceae
Eremurus Stenophyllus
Eremurus stenophyllus
Ambition and aspiration.
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
- Genus
- Eremurus
- Native to
- Central Asia, Iran, Afghanistan
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- Perennial
- Height
- 90-150 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 5-8
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- The common name 'foxtail lily' comes from the dense, tapering flower spike that resembles a fox's tail.
- Each flower spike can contain hundreds of individual star-shaped flowers that open from the bottom upward.
- The starfish-shaped root crown (rhizome) is extremely fragile and must be handled with great care.
- It requires a dry summer dormancy period, mirroring the arid Central Asian steppes where it evolved.
- In the mountains of Afghanistan and Iran, it grows wild in rocky meadows at elevations up to 3,000 meters.
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Ambition
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Aspiration
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Endurance