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Re: Dierama (Fairy Wand) Seed Source?

Carol,
There's a good book on Dierama from Timber Press. Also, I saw a wonderful
apricot-colored, small-sized (could it have been the climate?) one at the
Edenburgh Bot.Gard. once when taken there while my husband was doing
mathematics at the university.
As to sources, I'll look at theAnderson Horticultural Library source book
at the garden and let you know.
Best wishes,
Elly


On Mon, 5 May 1997, The Bay Area Gardener 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
> 
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