Brodiaea elegans (Elegant Cluster-Lily)

Rewarding and easy care, Brodiaea elegans (Elegant Cluster-Lily) is a cormous perennial boasting loose umbels of violet or blue-violet, funnel-shaped flowers from late spring to mid-summer. The flowers feature six curving petals, white pointed staminodes (sterile stamens), and fertile stamens topped with large anthers. Rising on stout leafless stalks, they provide a charming display for quite a while before the plant goes dormant in summer. The foliage of narrow leaves emerges in late winter and dies back as the flowers appear. Easy to grow, undemanding, drought-tolerant, beautiful, and adaptable, this sweet little cluster-lily makes a lovely garden addition. Elegant Cluster-Lily is native to the mountain ranges of California and Oregon, where it grows in dry to moist meadows and open woods.

• Growing up to 12-18 in. high (30-45 cm), this beauty will naturalize and multiply in optimum growing conditions and will come back year after year
• Easily grown in dry to moist, clay, well-drained soils in full sun or part shade. Tolerates garden soil. In cold winter areas, apply a layer of mulch to protect this plant. For best results, provide the plant with consistent moisture during the growing season, however, maintain a dry soil after blooming until the following spring. Drought-tolerant once established.
• Virtually disease-free and pest-free.
• Stunning in beds, borders, rock gardens, cottage gardens, or meadows. For best visual impact, plant in groups.
• Plant untreated seed 1/4 in. deep. Plants from seed require 2-3 years to flower. Also can be propagated by digging mature corms in the fall and carefully dividing the offset corms.
• Native to California, Oregon.
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