Dierama

Commonly known as hair-bells, fairy-wands or angel’s fishing rods, Dierama is a fascinating genus of about 45 evergreen species. These sun loving plants are generally frost hardy, enjoy a humus-rich content and require regular watering in summer. They make excellent landscaping subjects – a spectacle in a mass display, and even when not in flower the dense tufts of erect leaves add an attractive texture to the garden. Colours ranging from white and pink to blue and deep red wine, heights from 30cm to 2m tall and flowering times from early spring to autumn, there is always a place for Dierama in a sunny garden.

Name	Dierama floriferum
Common name	Lilac Hairbell
African name
D/E	evergreen
Rainfall	summer
Height	70cm
Light requirements	fs
Flowers	September
Medicinal uses

Name	Dierama igneum
Common name	Fairy bells
African name	Iethepu (ss)
D/E	evergreen
Rainfall	summer
Height	50cm
Light requirements	fs
Flowers	October
Medicinal uses	Used in traditional medicine for enemas.

Name	Dierama medium
Common name	Lilac hairbell
African name
D/E	evergreen
Rainfall	summer
Height	60cm
Light requirements	fs
Flowers	September
Medicinal uses

Name	Dierama pendulum
Common name	Fairy wands
African name
D/E	evergreen
Rainfall	summer
Height	1.2m
Light requirements	fs
Flowers	October
Medicinal uses

Name	Dierama pulcherimum
Common name	East London hairbell
African name
D/E	evergreen
Rainfall	summer
Height	1.5m
Light requirements	fs
Flowers	February
Medicinal uses