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Dierama pulcherrimum (Dierama pulcherrimum)

Description

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

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Liliopsida

          • Order: Asparagales

            • Family: Iridaceae

              • Genus: Dierama