''Eremurus'' is a genus of

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flowers in the family Asphodelaceae. They are also known as the foxtail lilies or desert candles. They are native to eastern

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inflorescence An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

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

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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

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'Joanna' has won the

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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'' 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'' J.Gay ex Baker - Turkey, Iraq, Syria * '' Eremurus chinensis'' O.Fedtsch. - Gansu, Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan * †'' Eremurus chloranthus'' Popov - Uzbekistan but extinct * '' Eremurus comosus'' 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'' Wendelbo - Afghanistan * '' Eremurus fuscus'' (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 -

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of Afghanistan + Pakistan + Kashmir * '' Eremurus hissaricus'' 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'' (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'' 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'' 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'' 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'' 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'' (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'' B.Fedtsch. - Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * '' Eremurus soogdianus'' (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'' Regel - Afghanistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan * '' Eremurus tadshikorum'' Vved. - Tajikistan * '' Eremurus tauricus'' 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'' Pazij & Vved. ex Pavlov - Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan * ''

Eremurus turkestanicus ''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 - 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

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