Dierama pulcherrimum
| Dierama pulcherrimum | |
|---|---|
,_Savill_Garden.jpg)
| |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Iridaceae |
| Genus: | Dierama |
| Species: | D. pulcherrimum
|
| Binomial name | |
| Dierama pulcherrimum | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
| |
Dierama pulcherrimum is a species of flowering plant in the Iridaceae family.[1] It has drooping flowers of silvery-gray pink,[citation needed] and was 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.[4]
'Dierama' is Greek for 'funnel' and describes the flower's shape.
References
- ^ a b "Dierama pulcherrimum (Hook.f.) Baker". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ "Dierama pulcherrimum (Hook.f.) Baker". World Flora Online. The World Flora Online Consortium. n.d. Retrieved July 24, 2020.
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 4 December 2015
- ^ Luis Martin (2012), Dierama pulcherrimun - New Crop Summary & Recommendations
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Dierama pulcherrimum.
- Bulb - Anna Pavord. Great Britain: Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. (2009).
 | This Iridaceae article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |