Grrrrrr.......... Dierama Drama!

[Lesley Cox]

The tall Dieramas, like in Grajham's picture, will grow in water, say at the edge of a pond with a muddy bottom. Not so sure about the smaller species though.

[johnw]

I still haven't got any flowers (probably next year).

 More Grrrrr's.   I've had tubs of Dieramas for 18 years and never seen a single flower.

johnw

[KentGardener]

A bulb of Merlin would be wonderful.   

[daveyp1970]

John i have seedlings of Dierama cosmos that are in there third year you are welcome to a couple of plants when they flower i say flower because i don't wont to give you yet another pink lol.Cosmos is a good dark one.

[KentGardener]

Thanks for the replies everyone - various PM's have been fired off and I think SRGC has rescued me from my 'Dierama Drama'   

[KentGardener]

I am now the proud owner of some Merlin bulbs (corms?) after receiving a parcel from a generous SRGC member.  Thank you to everyone who offered to help.

My Dierama Drama is at last over 

[Brian Ellis]

Phew

[fermi de Sousa]

My Dierama Drama is at last over 

Maybe next it will be a Lack of Lachenalia??
 
cheers
fermi

[loes]

anyone familiar with dierama mossii?
this one should be happy with a little moisture,I read

[Alex]

Hi John,

I think I recognise the nursery you speak of - if it is the one I have in mind, it closed down in 2007 or so....I bought a lot of stuff there, some wrongly named and tiny but other really top notch rare stuff, so you never really knew...

If you are still without a dark Dierama, I suggest you email Tomorrow's Plants (my Dad's outfit!) as they grow a lot of these, even if they're not in the catalogue currently, possibly including Blackbird.

Alex

[KentGardener]

Hi Alex

Many thanks for that. 

I hadn't thought of trying with Mike.  I visited your dad's place a few years ago and came away with some lovely variegated Clivia and some snowdrop bulbs that are all doing great here.

I now have a dark Dierama that was sent to me by a member of SRGC.

Regards,

[angie]

Maggi thanks for the link, Derek was wandering what to get for my birthday, now I can tell him.

Angie

[Maggi Young]

I was just having a browse in the Edrom lists and I see they have 'Blackbird' and D. mossii and I was interested in this one Dierama reynoldsii that I didn't know....
http://www.edrom-nurseries.co.uk/shop/pc/Dierama-reynoldsii-197p8787.htm

 The photo is a little distracting with the red background  but when enlarged we see a rather understated, elegantly dark flower......



 But enough of this Dierama distraction.... back to the Edrom list.... they have special offers!!!

[TheOnionMan]

I was just having a browse in the Edrom lists and I see they have 'Blackbird' and D. mossii and I was interested in this one Dierama reynoldsii that I didn't know....
http://www.edrom-nurseries.co.uk/shop/pc/Dierama-reynoldsii-197p8787.htm

 The photo is a little distracting with the red background  but when enlarged we see a rather understated, elegantly dark flower......

 But enough of this Dierama distraction.... back to the Edrom list.... they have special offers!!!

There is something about these plants that speaks to me, that D. reynoldsii is just such an example, for all intents and purposes they look like a tall grass species, even in flower until one reaches the apical points of the inflorescences.  Special plants indeed, must look into finding some hardy ones here... I know what I'll be looking for in this year's seed exchanges.

[Maggi Young]

I don't spend too much time looking at nursery lists because I know I won't be spending money but there are somer real deals  at Edrom at the miniute.... I thought of you when I saw Epimedium sempervirens Creamsickle on offer at £14 reduced from £50, McMark!!