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Brodiaea elegans |
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| Second-year bulbs, from plants overwintered in their seedling pot |
Common name |
elegant cluster-lily |
Family |
asparagaceae |
Life cycle |
perennial |
Flowers |
purple-blue (spring-summer) |
Size |
20" |
Light |
part shade |
Bulb native to California and Oregon, with blue flowers held on whispy stems that appreciate support from surrounding plants. I suspect that Texas won't be to its liking, but am trying to grow them from seed nonetheless.
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This plant used to grow in our garden, but it slipped away... About my plant portraits
PlantLinks to other web pages about Brodiaea elegans
- Seed from NARGS '21/'22 exchange. Baggy 70F (3%G, 23-26d) - 35F (3w; 2%G, 17d) - 70F (45%G, 3-30d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (4w) - 35F (8w; 5%G, 4w) - 70F (65%G, 1-6d)
- Same seed as above. Baggy 70F (5w; 11%G, 4-5w) - 35F (10w; 36%G, 3-6w) - 70F (no further G)
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March 30, 2025
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