The genus Dierama, placed in the Iridaceae family, is endemic to Africa and contains around 45 species distributed from the southern Cape in South Africa to the highlands of Ethiopia. Most are found in the eastern mountainous regions of Southern Africa. Its greatest diversity is found in KwaZulu-Natal, where about 26 species occur. The genus name Dierama is derived from an ancient Greek word meaning a funnel, referring to the shape of the flower. Dierama is an evergreen, mainly summer growing geophyte. It has long, narrow tough fibrous foliage and pendulous bell-shaped flowers in shades of white, yellow, pink, magenta, mauve or maroon. It is recognized by its wiry, usually drooping spikes, and it can be quite dramatic in the garden. Common names include Angel’s Fishing Rod, Harebells, Fairybells, Wedding Bells, Fairy Fishing Rod and Wandflowers in English and Grasklokkies in Afrikaans.

Dierama pauciflorum, commonly known as Angel’s Fishing-rod or Few-flowered Wandflower, is a South African indigenous perennial found in the Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga provinces. This bulbous perennial forms short, evergreen, grass-like clumps to 30–40 cm high. The sparse trumpet-shaped flowers are borne on arching stems which are only slightly longer than the foliage. They are rich pink, and fuller in shape than their close relative Dierama igneum. During spring and summer, it produces arches of delicate, bell-shaped light to dark pink flowers.