Guide to growing garden plants - Eremurus King's spear
Eremurus are hardy perennials that bear 60 to 1.8M long stalks from strappy narrow leaves, atop the stalks sit minute flowers of white, pink or even yellow.
Their height makes them great to be used in borders.
Some of the common names for Eremurus include King's spear, Desert Candle and Foxtail Lily.
How to grow King's spear (Eremurus)
King's spears can be planted outdoors from roots or seeds. The roots should be buried at a depth of about 10 to 15cm, whereas seeds should be lightly covered and planted in flats beneath glass; both should be planted in the autumn. They prefer to grow in a sunny area of the garden and thrive in a well manured peaty soil.
If you plan to start Eremurus species such as King's spear indoors first then they should be planted into a flat within a black bag, then placed in the fridge for three weeks. Seeds should then be grown at a temperature of 12 to 15 Celsius; they normally take from one to twelve months to germinate. The flats should then be placed outdoors north facing, once seedlings emerge remove the glass and transplant to their final location in the Autumn.