Scientific Name:	Eremurus x isabellinus
Pronunciation:	air-im-YOUR-uss ex iz-uh-bel-LEE-nus
Common Name:	foxtail lily
Family Name:	Asphodelaceae
Plant Type:	Herbaceous perennial
Key ID Features:	Leaves lance-shaped; flowers clustered in long, dense spikes.
Course(s):	not used (off campus)

Habit: Arching Form: Vase Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Origin: Garden origin (S.W. Asia) Hardiness Rating: Zone 6: (-23 to -18 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Landscape Uses: Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. Cultivars shown include E. 'Cleopatra'.

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Basal Texture/ Venation: Parallel venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Glabrous Colour in Summer: Green, Silver / Grayish Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Linear Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Raceme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 6 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Yellow, Orange, Pink, White Flower Time at Peak: Jun, Jul

Fruit Type: Aborted (hybrids) or absent, Capsule Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Additional Info: Fruit insignificant

Bark or Stem Colour:     Organ Modifications: Rhizomes

Propagation:	Division - below ground parts
Pest Susceptibility:	Rabbit resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : not used Location Map

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