''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in ( Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to

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/ref> The inflorescence consists of a tall floral spike whose individual flowers extend their anthers around the stem axis as in the bottle brushes. Depending on the species, the spike consists of many densely-arranged, small flowers in shades of orange, yellow, white, pale pink or red-orange. The grey-green, straplike leaves grow in a tuft from the succulent root crown. Eremurus is known for its thick, fingerlike roots, which grow from a central growth point. The blooming spike is notably tall and relatively narrow, rising from 3 to 9 or 10 feet above the foliage, depending on the variety. These plants are mainly native to western and central Asia, although ''Eremurus thiodanthus'' is endemic to the Crimea.

Cultivation

''Eremurus'' is hardy to

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5-7. Usually four species are available commercially for cultivation: *''E. himalaicus'' grows to about with pure white racemes *''E. robustus'' can reach in height with pink or white flower spikes *''E. stenophyllus'', a dwarf species, reaches in height with yellow flowers. Also ''E''. × ''isabellinus'' which is a hybrid of ''E. olgae'' and ''E. stenophyllus'' is available as 'Cleopatra', with orange spikes. The cultivar 'Joanna' has won the Royal Horticultural Society's

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. The octopus-like tuberous roots are easily injured; planting on a cone of soil, with the crown on the peak and the roots hanging down, is recommended. Plants are readily affected by winter root rot, so that a layer of sand or gravel beneath is recommended to ensure drainage. Covering with compost or mulch provides protection from frost. ;Species *''

Eremurus afghanicus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Gilli - Afghanistan * '' Eremurus aitchisonii'' Baker - Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus alaicus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Khalk - Kyrgyzstan * '' Eremurus albertii'' Regel - Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''Eremurus'' × ''albocitrinus'' Baker - Iran (''E. olgae'' × ''E. stenophyllus'') * '' Eremurus altaicus'' (Pall.) Steven - Altai Republic, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang, Mongolia * '' Eremurus ammophilus'' Vved. - Uzbekistan * '' Eremurus anisopterus'' (Kar. & Kir.) Regel - Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Xinjiang * '' Eremurus azerbajdzhanicus'' Kharkev. - Caucasus Շրեշտ

* '' Eremurus bactrianus'' Wendelbo - Afghanistan * '' Eremurus brachystemon'' Vved. - Tajikistan * '' Eremurus bucharicus'' Regel - Afghanistan, Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus candidus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus cappadocicus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' J.Gay ex Baker - Turkey, Iraq, Syria * ''

Eremurus chinensis ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' O.Fedtsch. - Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan * †'' Eremurus chloranthus'' Popov - Uzbekistan but extinct * ''

Eremurus comosus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' O.Fedtsch. - Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus cristatus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan * ''

Eremurus czatkalicus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Lazkov - Kyrgyzstan * '' Eremurus dolichomischus'' Vved. & Wendelbo - Afghanistan, Pakistan * ''

Eremurus furseorum ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Wendelbo - Afghanistan * ''

Eremurus fuscus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in ( Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to ...

'' (O.Fedtsch.) Vved - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus hilariae ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Popov & Vved. - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * '' Eremurus himalaicus'' Baker - Himalayas of Afghanistan + Pakistan + Kashmir * ''

Eremurus hissaricus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved - Gissar Range in Tajikistan + Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus iae ''Eremurus iae'' is a Perennial plant, perennial flowering plant belonging to the family Asphodelaceae, first described by Alexei Ivanovich Vvedensky. It is Native species, native to Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It is included in the Red Book of the ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus inderiensis ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' (M.Bieb.) Regel - European Russia, Western Siberia, Central Asia, Iran, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Xinjiang, Mongolia * ''Eremurus'' × ''isabellinus'' P. L. Vilm. (''E. stenophyllus'' × ''E. olgae'') - Garden origin * '' Eremurus jungei'' Juz. - Crimea *''

Eremurus kaufmannii ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Regel - Afghanistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus kopet-daghensis ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in ( Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to ...

'' Karrer - Turkmenistan, Iran * ''

Eremurus korovinii ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' B.Fedtsch. - Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus korshinskyi ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' O.Fedtsch - Afghanistan, Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus lachnostegius ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in ( Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan * '' Eremurus lactiflorus'' O.Fedtsch. - Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan * ''Eremurus'' × ''ludmillae'' Levichev & Priszter - Uzbekistan (''E. regelii'' × ''E. turkestanicus'') * ''

Eremurus luteus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Baker - Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus micranthus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan * '' Eremurus nuratavicus'' Khokhr. Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus olgae ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Regel - a dwarf species flowering in June or July, making it one of the last species to flower - Turkmenistan, Iran, Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan * ''

Eremurus parviflorus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Regel - Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus persicus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' (Jaub. & Spach) Boiss. - Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Kashmir * ''

Eremurus pubescens ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus rechingeri ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Wendelbo - Iraq * ''

Eremurus regelii ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan * ''

Eremurus robustus ''Eremurus robustus'', the foxtail lily or giant desert candle, is a species of flowering plant in the asphodel family, native to the Tien Shan and Pamir Mountains in central Asia that is often used as an ornamental plant. It is a very tall, ...

'' (Regel) Regel - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan - grows from 6 to 10 feet high. * ''

Eremurus roseolus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved - Afghanistan, Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus saprjagajevii ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' B.Fedtsch. - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus soogdianus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' (Regel) Benth. & Hook.f. - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan * ''

Eremurus spectabilis ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' M.Bieb. - European Russia, Ukraine, Caucasus, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Turkmenistan * ''

Eremurus stenophyllus ''Eremurus stenophyllus'', the narrow-leaved foxtail lily, is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native to central Asia. It is an herbaceous perennial growing to tall and broad, with narrow strap-shaped leaves. Racemes com ...

'' (Boiss. & Buhse) Baker

syn. The Botanical and Zoological Codes of nomenclature treat the concept of synonymy differently. * In botanical nomenclature, a synonym is a scientific name that applies to a taxon that (now) goes by a different scientific name. For example, Linnae ...

''E. bungei'' - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan * ''

Eremurus subalbiflorus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Turkmenistan, Iran * ''

Eremurus suworowii ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Regel - Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * ''

Eremurus tadshikorum ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan * ''

Eremurus tauricus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Steven - Crimea, northern Caucasus in Russia * ''

Eremurus thiodanthus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Juz. - Crimea * ''

Eremurus tianschanicus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Pazij & Vved. ex Pavlov - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan * '' Eremurus turkestanicus'' Regel - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan * ''

Eremurus wallii ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Rech.f. - Syria * ''

Eremurus zangezuricus ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Mikheev - southern Caucasus * ''

Eremurus zenaidae ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan * ''

Eremurus zoae ''Eremurus'' is a genus of deciduous perennial flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern Europe in (Russia and Ukraine), and temperate Asia from Turkey to China. ...

'' Vved. - Kyrgyzstan*

References

Bibliography

* * * {{Taxonbar, from=Q594627 Asphodelaceae genera Asphodeloideae