Eremurus aucherianus
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Perennial (hardy)
- Exposure
- Full sun
- Frost limit
- −23.3 °C
Cultivation
Prefers a very well drained, very rich, light sandy loam in a warm sunny sheltered position. Plants resent root disturbance and so should be placed in their final positions as soon as possible. Plants require some cold stratification in winter in order to flower well in the following summer. Slugs are very attracted to this plant so some protection must be given.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in the autumn in a cold frame. Division after the plant dies down in late summer. Great care must be taken because the plants resent root disturbance. It is probably best to pot up the divisions and grow them on in the greenhouse until they are established.
Edible uses
Leaves - cooked.
Material uses
A glue is made from the mucilage contained in the root and is used with leather and in book-binding.
Habitat
Dry stony heavily grazed hillsides.
Native range
C. Asia.