RE: now Dierama
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- Subject: RE: now Dierama
- From: M* D*
- Date: Thu, 12 Aug 1999 12:08:27 -0700
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Hi Karen, You have hit on one of my favorite perennials. Dierama
pulcherrimum grown from seed will form a little bulb in a year or 2. The
bulbs must get about the size of a U.S. half dollar (um, don't remember but
maybe the size of a English coin worth a pound?) before they will bloom.
That usually takes about 3 years. They need excellent drainage and part to
full sun. Mine grow on a very dry west facing slope in the rockery. They
are definitely worth waiting for and so spectacular in bloom. I have 2
colors - pale pink and bright magenta. They are called Angel Fishing Rods
or Fairy Fishing Rods here and do indeed look like fishing rods when the
seed pods are hanging down from those long wands. Enjoy, enjoy, Marilyn
Marilyn Dube'
Natural Design Plants
Hardy Perennials, Choice Tropicals
Portland, OR Zone 8b
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From: owner-perennials@mallorn.com [owner-perennials@mallorn.com] On
Behalf Of KAREN_STEWART@HP-UnitedKingdom-om9.om.hp.com
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 1999 1:31 AM
To: perennials@mallorn.com
Subject: Was Kaffir lilies now Dierama
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Yes, that's the one & I agree, an excellent small nursery, I have many
alpines from them & some Dierama Pulcherrima (again, spelling from memory)
at the other end of the scale. They warned me the Dierama would not flower
for a couple of years, so fingers crossed for next summer.
If anyone can give me any advice on the best position & conditions for it,
I'd be grateful as I'm rearranging the corner I have it in & if its not the
right conditions, now would be a good opportunity to move it.
TIA
Karen in Cheshire, UK
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