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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 flower spike, 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 flower spikes 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.
Trivia:
Facts: The flower spikes grow from tubers like dahlias.

Eryngium

Name: pronounced e-RIN-jum, and commonly called sea holly or alpine thistle.
Description: The plant has deeply-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 flower head, a huge fringed
affair like an Elizabethan ruff.
Trivia:
Medicinal: It was originally grown for its healing properties

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 flower heads and often up to eight.

Euphorbia

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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