giant desert candle
Also known as: foxtail lily
A large plant with rosettes of blue-green leaves to 1.2m long and 10cm wide. Flower spikes to 3m, individual flowers palest peachy-pink to 4cm across, the petals with brown-marked bases, stamens yellow. Attractive to butterflies
Scientific classification
- Species
- giant desert candle (Eremurus robustus)
- Genus
- Eremurus
- Family
- Asphodelaceae
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- Toxicity
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Plant type
- 2.5-4 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Columnar upright
- Habit
- Spring · Summer
- Season of interest
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of giant desert candle
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Central Asia
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of giant desert candle
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giant desert candle care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun
- Sunlight
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Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningNone required
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by seed by sowing in containers in a cold frame in autumn or at 15°C (59°F) in late winter. Can also be propagated by division after flowering
Growing
GrowingGrow in fertile, sandy, well-drained loam in full sun, with shelter from wind. Mulch with garden compost in autumn, but avoid covering the crown. Young spring growth can be protected with a dry mulch
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
Usually trouble free
Pests
Slugs may cause damage
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