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Eremurus
Name: The botanical name Eremurus comes from the Greek for "desert tail", referring both to the origins of the flower and its shape. Its common name is 'foxtail lily'.
Description: Each flowerspike, over one metre long, is made up of hundreds of tiny starry flowers. These gradually open from the bottom to the tip of the spike, revealing long stamens.
Origin: Cultivated in Britain since 1875, originating from Iran, Turkey and Afghanistan.
Colour: Very Middle Eastern coloured flowerspikes of yellow, orange, cream and sandy-pink resembling firework rockets.
Availability: Summer but the 'stenophyllus' variety can be bought also in late spring, March-April.
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Facts: The flowerspikes grow from tubers like dahlias. |
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Eryngium
Name: pronounced e-RIN-jum, and commonly called sea holly or alpine thistle.
Description: The plant has deepy-cut leaves shaped like holly, and sometimes just as spiky. The leaves surround the stem like frilly collars, culminating in a raspberry-like flowerhead at the top of the stem.
Origin: The plant is native to Siberia, the Balkans and Alpine regions, but it has been cultivated in Western Europe since 1567
Colour: All shades of blue-green from navy with bottle green, through steel blues and gunmetal, to a brilliant sky-blue.
Availability: All year round.
Varieties: Eryngium alpinum has the biggest collar around the flowerhead, a huge fringed affair like an Elizabethan ruff.
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Medicinal: It was originally grown for its healing properties. |
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Eucharis
Name: Eucharis (pronounced YOU-kariss) means charming in Latin. it is also sometimes known as the Amazon lily because of its Colombian origins.
Origin: Native to the Colombian jungle.
Colour: Pure white with a delicate apple green centre.
Availability: All year round.
Care Tips: It does not like cold, warmth has the benefit of bringing out its scent.
Trivia:
Facts: Each stem bears at least two flowerheads and often up to eight. |
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Euphorbia Fulgens
Name: Pronounced you-FORB-eea.
Description: Euphorbia has long, elegantly curved branches with tiny pointed leaves along the whole length. These are densely interspersed with small rounded flowers. It is a little known cut flower in the UK but very popular on the Continent.
Origin: Originally from Mexico.
Colour: Red, orange, yellow, salmon pink or white flowers.
Availability: Main season September to January.
Family: Euphorbia fulgens is a close relative of the poinsettia, but you would never guess this from its appearance. Like its more traditional relative it is available at Christmas.
Care Tips: Like all euphorbias, E. fulgens leaks sap when it is cut. This can be an irritant so those with sensitive skin should wear gloves when handling it. The stems can be sealed by plunging the tips quickly in boiling water, or by placing them in a separate vase for a few hours before mixing with other flowers. |
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