Eremurus spectabilis M.Bieb.

A bulb plant. It keeps growing from year to year. It grows 1 m tall. The flower spikes are tall and slender.

It is a temperate plant. It grows in full sun. It needs fertile, well-drained loamy soil. It can tolerate frost. It needs to grow in the sun and can tolerate drought. It can grow in hardiness zones 5-9.

The young shoots are eaten as a vegetable. They are fried with onion. They are cooked in stews. The leaves are also added to herbal cheeses.

If the plant is left for several years it develops many stems and can be divided to increase the plants. These are then planted 15 cm deep. Plants can be grown from fresh seed.