Dierama pulcherrimum | Swan New york in bloom or button like flowers

or button like flowers

deep wine-red flowers borne along gracefully arching spikes

These have recently changed their names from Aster to Symphotrychum

the city offers access to some of the best blooms on the planet

Dierama pulcherrimum | Swan New york in bloom or button like flowersDierama pulcherrimum Swan. For me, the common name alone sells this elegantly graceful plant. Who wouldn't want Angels Fishing Rods or Fairy Wand Flowers in their garden? Both names suggest peace and warm summer days in the garden. I love to see these dangling over a pond or some kind of water feature, imagining garden creatures angling for their supper. But they look just as lovely over a small wall or bank. This one is pure white. They look