Is there a flower called pygmalion?

I know the play is named after something from mythology, but someone told me it was also the name of a flower. Is this true?

Is there a flower called pygmalion?
Yes, it's a Rhododendron hybrid - Nobody knows just why this is; but Dexter got some of his reds from crosses involving a tender deep red hybrid ('Pygmalion'), a tender deep red species (R. haematodes), and a pink white-starred hybrid ('Wellfleet').
Reply:I think that you are confusing Pygmalion with Narcissus.


According to mythology, Pygmalion was a sculptor who sculpted a statue of an extremely beautiful young woman and fell in love with her.He named this woman Galatea...who was brought to life by Aphrodite, and married Pygmalion.


Narcissus on the other hand was a very handsome man who saw his own reflection in a pool and fell in love with his own reflection.....He was later changed into a flower, (also called Narcissus) by the gods.
Reply:They were both named for (or after) a Greek sculptor whose statue came to life.
Reply:If you are talking about the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw the work was inspired by the mythical sculptor Pygmalion. Professor Higgins "created" Eliza Doolittle, the same way that Pygmalion created Galatea.





Pygmalion is the Cypriotic form of Adonis who was a plant god so yes it is true.
Reply:have checked the encylopedia of gardening and there is no mention in there of course it may be the name of a specific plant type