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Dierama pulcherrimum

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

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

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

Dierama pulcherrimum. Gamble Garden, Palo Alto, CA

References

  1. ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 4 December 2015
  2. ^ Luis Martin (2012), Dierama pulcherrimun - New Crop Summary & Recommendations
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  • Bulb - Anna Pavord. Great Britain: Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. (2009).



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