Eremurus 'Joanna'
(Foxtail Lily 'Joanna')
Family - Asphodelaceae
Category - Bulb, perennial
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H6
Height - 2m or more
Width - 1m
Location - The White Garden
Description: A herbaceous Perennial with a clump-forming habit with tall, vertical stems and fleshy, spider-like roots. Long, grey-green leaves are lanceolate in shape and held in substantial basal rosettes. Prolific, small star-shaped flowers are snow-white with subtle yellow centres. The Blooms are held in dramatic spike-like Racemes on very tall stems (to 2m or more) and are produced in early summer.
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Flower:
Small, star-shaped flowers are white with subtle yellow centres. The flowers are produced prolifically in tall, spike-like racemes in June.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Star-shaped flowers held in racemes
Flowering time: June
Foliage:
Long, grey-green leaves are lanceolate in shape and are held in substantial basal rosettes.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Lanceolate
Propagation:
Division once plants are dormant after flowering.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, well-drained soil. Will benefit from a position sheltered from the wind to protect the flower stems.