Perennial : Foxtail Lily
3 bareroot plants @ £6.99
Catalogue Code: 42801 Despatch: April 2010 Save £4 6 bareroot plants @ £9.98Catalogue Code: 42802 Despatch: April 2010 |
Hardy Perennial
Ideal For: Accent Plant, Border, Cottage Garden, Cut Flower
Flowers: June, July
Eremurus stenophyllus.
The impressive stems of the Foxtail Lily tower with stately grandeur in spires of golden yellow starry flowers. An imposing focal point for the back of sunny borders! Partner it with lower growing perennials and grasses to hide the short lived, grey green foliage which dies back as the flowers begin to bloom. This long lived hardy perennial also makes a sensational cut flower! Height: 120cm (48”). Size one bareroot plants supplied.
How to Grow
Foxtail Lily
- On delivery of your bareroot herbaceous perennials please plant them at the earliest opportunity. Should soil conditions prevent planting directly into borders (if soil is frozen or waterlogged), bareroots should be potted up, watered sparingly and grown on in a cool position.
- Choose a sheltered position in full sun with well drained soil. If planting on heavy or clay soils, dig in some coarse grit to improve drainage prior to planting.
- Dig a hole wide enough to accommodate the bareroot with its roots spread out and deep enough that the crown of the plant is just a few cm below soil level.
- Backfill the hole with soil and firm the plant in gently. Leave a slight depression around the plant – this will help to direct water towards the roots.
- Water well to settle the soil.
- Aftercare
- Try to prevent the base of the plant from becoming shaded in late summer, as this will reduce the number of flower spikes that are produced the following year.
- In autumn, remove old foliage and apply a mulch of well rotted manure to the base of the plant, avoiding the crown.