Brodiaea californica var. californica
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Botanical Name: Brodiaea californica var. californica
Common Name: California Brodiaea
- This brodiaea can be up to 30 inches tall. Flowers bloom from late spring to summer and can range from white to purple to pink. Makes a nice cut flower.
- Plant Family: Liliaceae
- Plant Type: Bulb
- Height by Width: 1-2' H
- Growth Habit: Upright
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Summer dormant
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full sun
- Soil Preference: Well-draining
- Water Requirements: Summer dry
- Cold Hardy to:
- Flower Season: Spring
- Flower Color: Lavender
- Endangered?:
- Distribution: Northern North Coast Ranges, northern Sierra Nevada
- Natural Habitat: Grassland, open woodland, chaparral, gravelly clay soils or serpentine between 180-2700'
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- 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. Berkely and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press. 2003.
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