Marianne's Response
What is this plant?
Any idea what this plant is? It’s in the Pt. Defiance perennial beds. It’s about 7 feet tall and as I recall the leaves are a basal rosette.
Posted by Kathy Wilson on June 26, 2020
Marianne's Response
This looks like a Foxtail lily or Eremurus. The blooms are most often yellow or orange so I am surprised at the color. The Foxtail lily does have a rosette of leaves so perhaps it is a new variety. The gardens at that zoo in Tacoma are outstanding and they try lots of new plants. Keep growing, Marianne Binetti
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