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    EREMURUS
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    EREMURUS

    Commonly known as Desert candle

    Spikes of lightly scented flowers adored by bees.

    Genus of about 40-50 species of clump-forming, fleshy-rooted perennials found in dry grassland and semi-desert in western and central Asia.

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    • Good to know
      Require winter cold to induce flowering.
    • Place of origin
      Western and central Asia.
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Bee friendly
    • Rabbit Resistant
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    Eremurus - Growing Guide
    Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection

    Varieties
    EREMURUS bungei
    (stenophyllus) - yellow Foxtail Lily
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £12.50
    EREMURUS x isabellinus 'Cleopatra'
    Tall spires with masses of small orange flowers. Best in well drained soil in a sheltered sunny spot
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £12.50
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    Available again from APRIL 2025
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    EREMURUS robustus
    Foxtail lily
    Tall pale pink flower spikes with brown marked bases and yellow stamens fading to white
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £18.50
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    EREMURUS Ruiter Hybrids
    Shades of apricot and pink
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £11.50
    EREMURUS 'White Beauty Favourite'
    Tall spikes of white flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £13.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Blood, Fish & Bone
    Improves vegetable, fruit and flower quality. Blood, Fish and Bone contains three major nutrients essential for strong and healthy growth.
    1.5 kg
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr
    £8.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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