Eremurus × isabellinus is a hybrid of garden origin, derived from the crossing of E. stenophyllus with E. olgae. The first crossing was made by Sir Michael Foster at Great Shelford, [2] England, at the end of the 19th century, and replicated in France by the Vilmorin nursery at Verrières-le-Buisson in 1902. The name of the hybrid is derived from the isabelline colour of the original F1 hybrid flowers.[1] The genus is often known by the common names foxtail lily and desert candle.
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| Eremurus × isabellinus 'Pinokkio' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Asphodelaceae |
| Subfamily: | Asphodeloideae |
| Genus: | Eremurus |
| Species: | E. × isabellinus
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| Eremurus × isabellinus | |
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Description
editEremurus × isabellinus produces stems 1.5 m high terminating in bottlebrush-like inflorescences in June and July. The narrow strap-like leaves form a mound of bluish green foliage at the base, which begins to die off as the plant flowers.[2]
Cultivation
editEremurus × isabellinus is fully hardy, and best grown in full sun in a fertile, sandy, well-drained soil; it tolerates alkaline conditions.[2] The hybrid has given rise to around 20 cultivars,[3] assembled into groups defined by origin: Shelfordi and Ruiter are the oldest; more recently, Amand, Highdown, and Erfo.
Selected cultivars
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References
edit- ^ Vilmorin, Philippe. (1905). Eremurus isabellinus Vilm., Bull. Soc. Bot. France 52: 419. 1905. [1]
- ^ a b Royal Horticultural Society plants. Eremurus × isabellinus
- ^ R V Rogers Nursery catalogue