Botanical Name |
Dierama medium |
Other names |
Hairbells, Grasklokkies (Afrikaans) |
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Iridaceae; perennial; |
Dimensions |
Leaves can be over 1m long |
Description of Stem |
Leaves emerge from a large, flattish brown corm growing a few cm below the ground surface and covered in protective layers of hairy tissue |
Description of Leaves |
Up to 5 or 6 light-green long narrow leaves emerge from each corm |
Description of flowers |
Pink to mauve, funnel-like bells of around 2cm that droop delicately from the arched stem flower for a couple of days during spring and summer |
Description of seed/fruit |
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Description of roots |
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Variation |
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Propagation and Cultivation |
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Uses |
Popular garden plant |
Ecological rarity |
Not easy to find, but not believed to be threatened at present |
Pests and Diseases |
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Other |
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Location |
Rocky grassland and close to water |
Distribution |
Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal, maybe Eastern Cape |
Country |
South Africa |