Photo: Jim Linwood from London / CC BY 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons
Summer
Angel's Fishing Rod
Dierama pulcherrimum
Family: Iridaceae
Powdery & Softfaintlight
SeasonSummer
OriginSouth Africa
IntensityVery Faint
LifespanPerennial
About This Flower
Powdery & Soft · Summer bloomer
Angel's fishing rod produces arching wiry stems hung with pendant bell-flowers in deep pink and purple that tremble and sway in the slightest breeze with extraordinary wistful elegance.
Symbolism & Meaning
delicate grace, wistful beauty
In the Victorian language of flowers, angel's fishing rod means “Delicate grace”.
Habitat & Environment
South Africa
Angel's Fishing Rod is native to South Africa.
Quick Reference
- Scientific NameDierama pulcherrimum
- FamilyIridaceae
- Native ToSouth Africa
- Bloom SeasonSummer
- LifespanPerennial
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