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BRODIAEA (click on any picture to get more information)

 


B. appendiculata

 

Common Name: Appendaged Brodiaea

Uncommon, found growing in grasslands and open woodlands of lower Sierra foothills down to the Valley floor. This form has striking, deep rose-purple flowers on stems to 18" high. Prefers gravely clay soil and full sun. Grown from seed collected in lower foothills near Camp Far West in Yuba County.

Bulbs: $2.50 each.

 


B. californica v. californica

 

Common Name: California Brodiaea

The largest and tallest of the Brodiaeas, with violet to blue showy flowers blooming from June to August, on stems 24" or more high. Found growing in gravely clay grasslands at the lower elevations of N. California. Grown from seed at several locations in Yuba and Nevada counties at 1800 to 2500'.

California Brodiaea v. leptandra is a smaller plant from the inner Coast Range, and has dark violet perianth lobes, otherwise fairly similar. Seed is from Lake County.

Bulbs of either: $2.50 each.

 

 


B. elegans

 

Common Name: Elegant Brodiaea, Harvest Brodiaea

The most common Brodiaea throughout much of California. Loves sun and heat. Dark violet–blue flowers on stems 8 to 24" tall, in late spring to mid summer. Seeds from northern Sierra Nevada foothills at 1600 to 2500'.

Bulbs: $1.50 each. Minimum order is 3.

 


B. purdeyi

 

Common Name: Purdey's Brodiaea

Delicate appearance with narrow petals in shades of blue and lavender with a ventral white stripe on 6 to 8" stems. Blooms in early to midsummer, fond of sun and heat. Seed collected from Yuba and Nevada county foothills, 1800 to 2400'. Plant them where you can appreciate them up close, such as a rock garden.

Bulbs: $1.50 each. Minimum order is 3.

 

 


B. minor



Common Name: Minor Brodiaea

Colors pale bluish to lilac. Often associated with vernal pools on the Central Valley floor and grass lands at the edge of the Foothills, together with B. appendiculata, D. multflorum and T. hyacinthina. Loves the sun! Plant where you can appreciate them up close, grows to 6" tall. Tolerates heavy clay soils.Seeds collected from Yuba County 40–100'.

Bulbs:$2.50 each.

 

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