Eremurus or shirash: all about the plant

Eremurus or Shiryash is a perennial plant that belongs to the subfamily Asphodelaceae of the Xanthorrhoeaceae family. The genus contains about 60 species. Translated from Latin, the name of the perennial means "Desert Tail".

“Shirish, shirash or shrysh” is assigned for the ability of the roots of some eremurus to produce gum arabic glue. The plant was first described in 1773 by a Russian explorer and traveler P. Pallas. The first hybrids were bred at the beginning of the twentieth century and work is still underway to propagate varieties of this plant.

Description and features of eremurus

The rhizome is branched, similar to a spider or anemone, has a large diameter. Numerous leaves are linear, trihedral, according to the habit of which they distinguish the names of the species.

Eremurus is an excellent honey plant that attracts insects with its loose inflorescence of orange or red shades already in early June. Most often, flowers of varietal forms and hybrids are found on sale.

Types and varieties of eremurus

Thanks to numerous breeding works, hybrid species of eremurus and various colors have been bred. On the Russian market for sale are mainly hybrids of Ruyter.

Eremurus (lyatris) is common white, but it belongs to the family Asteraceae.

Eremurus: landing and care

Eremurus is unpretentious in leaving, with due attention it reproduces well.

Eremurus landing in open ground

Flowers are planted on a permanent flowerbed in late September or early October. Choose bright places with good drainage, which can be broken brick, expanded clay, pebbles and the like.

The place is prepared in advance. A drainage layer 5 cm high is sprinkled with a small layer of soil, consisting of compost and sod land. Spreading the roots, seedlings are placed on it and covered with soil. The depth of planting of the rhizome is 5-7 cm, the planting pit is 25-30 cm, between the plants is 30 cm. All are well shed with water.

An important condition for quick flowering is limited fertilizer seedlings. With abundant nutrition, they build up green mass to the detriment of flower buds.

When planting purchased rhizomes between delenki, a distance of 40-50 cm is left for large, 25-30 cm - for small ones, the row spacing is set to about 70 cm. After that, the soil is well soaked.

Care for eremurus in the garden

The plant is unpretentious in cultivation. In early spring, the flowers are freed from shelter, then complex fertilizer (40-60 g) and 5-7 kg of rotted manure or compost per square meter are used as top dressing. Before flowering, which happens in June, the plant is well watered.

If the soil is sparse, in May they are additionally fed with nitrogen fertilizer (20 g per sq.m.). At the end of flowering, the need for hydration is eliminated. If the summer is rainy and the land is wet, watering is excluded. During the season, the soil is regularly loosened and weeded.

At the end of flowering, the bushes are dug up and left in a well-ventilated area for a period of at least 20 days to protect against decay in moist soil. If there is no possibility to dig out, then an umbrella type protection is arranged over the flowers so that moisture does not enter.

In the fall, under planting, a phosphoric fertilizer mixture is added in an amount of 25 g per sq.m.

Dried roots should not be left until spring. They must be planted in the fall in the soil. Winter hardiness of the plant is very good, but before frost, eremurus are covered with fallen dry foliage, peat for better preservation. In the absence of snow, cover well with spruce branches.

Eremurus breeding

Separation of the flower is carried out in the case when new ones grow near the planted outlet and they are well disconnected. If with difficulty, reproduction is delayed until the next season.

The place of separation of the outlet is cut so that it and the main one have several roots. Then the slices are sprinkled with ash to prevent decay. The whole family is transplanted into the ground with a bush until next year.

When each delenka grows roots and buds are laid, the bush can be disconnected into separate ones. This division of plants is possible once every 5-6 years.

Seed propagation

Sowing seeds directly into the soil is not a very good option. It is safer to grow by sowing in seedlings followed by transplanting.

In late September and early October, pots about 12 cm high are stuffed with loose soil. Each seed is laid out to a depth of 1 cm, then kept at a temperature of + 14 ... +16 ° C. Germination can last for 2-3 years. The topsoil must always be slightly moist.

In the early years, seedlings in open ground are not planted, they are left in the same pots for growth and strengthening. They are kept in a well-lit place, when the leaves dry, they are cleaned into shading.

Water the seedlings so that the soil is always slightly moist. When cooling, pots with seedlings are wrapped with sawdust, spruce branches, dry foliage, and recently - with covering material. When the bush is strong and large enough, it is transplanted into the soil. Plants grown from seeds bloom only after 4-7 years.

Diseases

Flowers are susceptible to attack by pests and diseases.

The plant may be susceptible to disease.

Mr. Dachnik recommends: interesting information about eremurus

In Central Asia, the roots of the flowers are dried, then crushed and a patch is prepared. They are also boiled and used in nutrition, in taste they are very similar to asparagus.

In cooking, leaves of certain species are also used. All parts of the flower bush are used for dyeing natural fabrics in yellow shades.

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