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Dierama pulcherrimum, angel's fishing rod,[4] is a species of flowering plant in the iris family Iridaceae,[1] native to South Africa. Growing to 1.5 m (4.9 ft) tall by 0.5 m (1.6 ft) broad, it is an arching evergreen perennial with drooping rosy pink bell-shaped flowers in summer.[4]

Dierama pulcherrimum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Iridaceae
Genus:	Dierama
Species:	D. pulcherrimum
Binomial name
Dierama pulcherrimum (Hook.f.) Baker[1][2]
Synonyms[3]
Dierama longiflorum G.J.Lewis Sparaxis pulcherrima Hook.f.

It was introduced to British gardeners in 1866 by the Yorkshire botanist James Backhouse. Common names include angel's fishing rod, hair bell, and wand flower.[5] It is hardy but requires a sheltered position in full sun.[4]

The Latin specific epithet pulcherrimum means "most beautiful".[6]

References

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• Bulb - Anna Pavord. Great Britain: Mitchell Beazley, an imprint of Octopus Publishing Group Ltd. (2009).

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