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Re: Dierama (Fairy Wand) Seed Source?

At 09:10 AM 5/5/97 -0700, you wrote:
>Anyone know a seed source (or mail order plant source) for Dierama, the
>Iridaceae family member from South Africa. It goes by common names such as
>Fairy Wand, Hair Bell (Hare Bell), Japanese fishing rod, and so on.  These
>are  plants with arching stems that can form a clump up to 3-4 ft wide by 4
>- 7 ft tall. The flowers are pendulous, hanging from tall, thin stems that
>appear another foot or so above the stems  -- hence the common names.
>
>The ones most commonly available plants in the trade seem to be the bright
>magenta pink. I'm looking for a white form, of either D. pendulum or D.
>pulcherrimum.  I also note that there are many other species in South
>Africa, some with mauve coloring, some with yellow to white. Anyone grown
>any of these from seed? and how do they fare?
>
>Thanks, Carol Moholt

Carol:

Try

Jim & Jenny Archibald
`Bryn Collen'
Ffostrasol, Llandysul,
Dyfed, SA44 5SB
Wales, U. K.          	GREAT BRITAIN

Their current list has about a dozen offerings.  Western Hills had some
about ten years ago, when I went out to visit Marshal on a northern
California tour.

Rich Dufresne
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