Foxtail lilies

How to inject a little excitement and colour into your borders for next summer

Eremurus ‘Cleopatra’ photographed by Andrew Montgomery for our book Pastoral Gardens

I get fixated on certain plants from time to time. I see them in a garden, then I spot them again and again, and eventually I get worn down and look around my garden to see where I could possibly fit some in. My latest must-have plant is the foxtail lily - or more specifically Eremurus ‘Cleopatra’, which sends up plumes in the most beautiful, soft shade of orange - but this is not a one night stand. It’s an affair that has been going on for many years.