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The name 'Dierama' is the Greek word for 'funnel' and it describes the flower's shape. | The name 'Dierama' is the Greek word for 'funnel' and it describes the flower's shape. | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:47, 24 September 2019
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Iridaceae
Genus: Dierama
Species: D. pulcherrimum
Binomial name: Dierama pulcherrimum
Synonyms: Dierama longiflorum, Sparaxis pulcherrima
Common names: Angel's fishing rod, Fairy Wands flower, Hairbell, Wandflower, Devil's Fishing Rod, Wedding Bells
Dierama pulcherrimum is a spectacular, little-known, perennial, evergreen, clump-forming cormous from South Africa. It grows >1.5 m tall and >1.5 m wide. During summer it has elegant pink, nodding, bell-shaped flowers (4-6cm long) which dangle from strong, wiry stems that arch above clumping, stiff, linear foliage.
The name 'Dierama' is the Greek word for 'funnel' and it describes the flower's shape.
Thanks to Wikipedia for text and information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
