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Eremurus altaicus is a tuberous perennial from the steppes and mountains of Siberia, Mongolia and Central Asia, grown for its tall spikes of starry flowers. It needs full sun, excellent drainage and a dry rest in summer.
Eremurus altaicus is a species of flowering plant in the family Asphodelaceae, native from Siberia to Mongolia. It was first described by Peter Simon von Pallas in 1779 as Asphodelus altaicus.
Eremurus altaicus has a wide native distribution in Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan), the Altai Krai in Siberia, Mongolia, and Xinjiang in China.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
