Angel's Fishing Rod

Did you know

• The arching wiry stems laden with pendant bell flowers sway in the breeze like a fishing rod over water, inspiring the common name.
• The species name 'pulcherrimum' means 'most beautiful' in Latin — botanists agreed it was among the finest South African plants.
• Dierama grows from corms that slowly multiply, eventually forming large clumps of dozens of graceful flower stems.
• It dislikes being moved once established — disturbing the roots can cause it to sulk for years before flowering again.
• The genus name comes from the Greek 'dierama,' meaning funnel, describing the funnel-shaped individual flowers.

Color meanings

Uses

• ornamental
• pond margin
• specimen planting