Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans
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Species Name: Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans
Species Name: Brodiaea elegans ssp. elegans
Common Name: Harvest Brodiaea
- Elegant is an appropriate name for this striking native corm. Rich purple-blue to violet flowers adorn umbels that rise on a sturdy stem. Excellent in a pot or in a grass or sedge meadow.
- Plant Family: Liliaceae
- Plant Type: Bulb
- Height by Width: 1' H
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Summer deciduous
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Sun
- Soil Preference: Loam to clay
- Water Requirements: Summer dry, but can accept some Summer water
- Cold Hardy to:
- Flower Season: Late spring
- Flower Color: Blue-Purple
- Endangered?: Not threatened
- Distribution: Klamath Ranges, n&c North Coast Ranges, Sierra Nevada, San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural Habitat: Grassland, meadows, open woodland
- 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
- Other Names
- References
- Bornstein, Carol, David Fross, and Bart O'Brien. California Native Plants for the Garden. Los Olivos, CA: Cachuma Press. 2005.
- 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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