Sitting on my desk is a lovely terracotta pot containing a bare root of Dierama. A few years ago Debbie gave me a root of this elusive plant which I put at the front of the pond. So far no sign of any angels, fishing or otherwise. Try, try, try again. Part of my Farmer Gracy parcel was this very dead looking root which I intend to nurture to life. At present it is in intensive care position where I can look out for any sign of life. I have soaked it in water and given it a dusting of root grow before I potted it up into multi purpose compost. I am hoping this will be the start of a wonderful friendship as I would love to see these flowers casting their graceful stems out over the pond.

Dierama is a grass like evergreen perennial which multiplies by forming corm but also drops seeds. It is supposed to be cold tolerant and hardy. It will take two to three years to establish so I wonder if my original ones are still out there or have they been pulled up by someone thinking they were weeds.

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