dierama

Angel’s fishing rod, Wandflower, African hairbell

An upright South African summer-flowering corm. Bears evergreen, strap-like foliage. Arching stems bear long tassels of tubular or bell-shaped deep pink, red or purple-white flowers. ‘Album’ has white flowers. It reaches about 2m in height; spreads .25-.5m Frost hardy: the plant can tolerate temperatures down to about -5C or 23F. Dies down partially in winter.

Classification

• Common Names: Angel’s fishing rod, Wandflower, African hairbell

• Family: puchemerrima slieve

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Propagation Notes

• Plant Type: Perennial

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3 plants from seed Resents disturbance, and divisions take a year or more to settle and start flowering again. Full sun