Dierama pulcherrimum 'Blackbird'

Angel's Fishing Rod 'Blackbird'

Dierama produces thin, wiry, branching stems that droop when in flower. Its leaves are linear blades with thick longitudinal veins. It sends up several spikes of pendulous or erect bell shaped flowers. 'Blackbird' bears strap-like foliage, and, in Summer, sprays of large, wine-red flowers on arching stems

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plant Features

Full sun to partial shade
Occasional watering
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
Moist and free draining

plant information

Common name

Angel's Fishing Rod 'Blackbird'

Latin name

Dierama pulcherrimum 'Blackbird'

type

Flowering corms

family

Iridaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.0 Acid - Neutral

Light

Full sun to partial shade
Frost

Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

Soil

Moist and free draining
Water

Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Angels Fishing Rod Blackbird is 0.50meters x 1.50meters

0.50 M 1.50 M

Dierama pulcherrimum 'Blackbird'

Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Plant corms out in an open, sunny position in a fertile, loamy, moist, but well-drained, soil, which doesn’t dry out in summer or become waterlogged in winter. They also thrive when planted in raised beds. Best planted in spring, with the corms set 5cm deep. Containerised plants should be planted so that the top of the compost is level with the surrounding soil.

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