Dierama pulcherrimum

Dierama pulcherrimum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Dierama
Species: D. pulcherrimum
Binomial name
Dierama pulcherrimum
Baker
Synonyms[1]
  • Dierama longiflorum G.J.Lewis
  • Sparaxis pulcherrima Hook.f.

Dierama pulcherrimum, is a plant with drooping flowers of silvery-gray pink, introduced to British gardeners in 1866 by the Yorkshire botanist James Backhouse; it is today the most commonly seen dierama in cool-temperate gardens. Common names include angel's fishing rod, hair bell, and wand flower.[2]

'Dierama' is Greek for 'funnel' and describes the flower's shape.

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