Bloomeria crocea
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Botanical Name: Bloomeria crocea
Botanical Name: Bloomeria crocea
Common Name: Golden Stars
- A beautiful, delicate bulb with clusters of bright yellow star-shaped flowers. Tolerates clay soil, winter moisture and summer drought. Combines well with other drought-tolerant natives.
- Plant Family: Liliaceae
- Plant Type: Bulb
- Height by Width: 12 in. H
- Growth Habit: Clump
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Deciduous
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Clay
- Water Requirements: Summer dry
- Cold Hardy to: 5,100'
- Flower Season: Spring
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Endangered?:
- Distribution: South Coast Range, Transverse Range, Peninsular Range, northern Baja
- Natural Habitat: Grassland, open woodlands, chaparral edges
- Care and Maintenance
- Plant the base of the bulb at a depth three times the height of the bulb. Stop watering once the leaves begin to turn brown, but keep leaves on the plant until they turn completely brown.
- History
- From California Wild Flowers, Theodore Payne's 1910 first catalog dedicated to California flora: "Plants grow from 9 to 15 inches high, flowering in umbels of from 15 to 50 golden-yellow star-shaped flowers. Thrives best in heavy but well drained soil. Plant from 3 to 4 inches deep. Each 5c; per doz. 40c."
- Other Names
- References
- Harlow, Nora and Kristin Jakob. Wild Lilies, Irises, and Grasses: gardening with California Monocots. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. 2003.
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