1. CA Native Perennials from Bulbs & Corms for Western L.A. County Gardens
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
X Allium haematochiton
Red-skin Onion
1-1 ½ ft
White-pink/
Sp
FS/PS
X * Allium peninsulare
Mexicali Onion
1-1 ½ ft
Magenta/ Sp
FS/PS
X Allium praecox
Early Onion
1-1 ½ ft
Whitepurple/Sp
Meadow Onion
1-2 ft
Magenta/ Sp
FS/PS
Golden Stars
1-2 ft
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
Harvest Brodiaea
1-2 ft
Purple/
Sp-Su
White Fairy
Lantern
Catalina Mariposa
Lily
1 ft tall
<1 ft wide
White-pink/
Sp-Su
1 ft tall
<1 ft wide
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Scientific Name
* Allium unifolium
Bloomeria crocea var.
crocea
Brodiaea jolonensis (B.
X
terrestris)
X
X Calochortus albus
X Calochortus catalinae
X * Calachortus luteus
Calochortus plummerae
Calochortus splendens
Calochortus venustus
* Calochortus weedii
* Chlorogalum
parviflorum
Chlorogalum
X pomeridianum var.
pomeridianum
Dichelostemma
X
capitatum
* Dichelostemma idaX
maia
Light**
Soil
Availability
Notes
1
1, 8, 10, 13,
16
1
8, 30
Showy flowers
1
1, 10, 16
difficult
1
2, 8, 9 13, 18
1
1, 8, 10, 13,
16
Any, incl.
clays
1
1, 8, 20
FS/PS
Clays
best
1
1, 8, 13, 19,
20
Whitepurple/Sp
FS
Clays
best
1
1, 8, 13, 20
Fine in grass
1 ft
Yellow/Sp
FS
Welldrained
1
1, 8, 10, 18,
20
Summer-dry;
‘Golden Orb’
widely avail.
1-2 ft tall
Whiteyellow/ Sp
FS
Welldrained
1
18
6-18 in.
Pink/Sp-Su
FS/PS
1
1, 8, 10, 18,
20
1-2 ft tall
Pink/Sp-Su
FS/PS
1
1, 8, 13, 20
~ 1 ft
Yellow/Sp
Most
1
18
2 ft tall
1 ft wide
/Sp-Su
FS/PS
Welldrained
1
20, 21
Roots can be
cooked
Wavyleaf Soap
Plant
1-2 ft tall &
wide
White/Su
FS/PS
Any;
welldrained
1-2
1, 5, 8, 10, 12,
13, 19
Good under
oaks
Blue Dicks/Wild
Hyacinth
< 2 ft
Blue/Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
1
1, 2, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Firecracker Flower
10-15 in.
Red/Sp
FS/PS
welldrained
1
8, 11, 18, 30
Gold Nuggets/
Yellow Mariposa
Plummer’s
Mariposa Lily
Splendid Mariposa
Lily
Butterfly Mariposa
Weed’s Mariposa
Lily
Small-flowered
Soap-plant
PS
FS
FS
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Welldrained
Any, incl.
clays
Water
Zone+
Welldrained
Welldrained
Fine in grass
difficult
Extremely
showy
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2. X
Scientific Name
Common Name
Size
Flower/
season
Fritillaria biflora var.
biflora
Chocolate Lily
1-2 ft tall
Brown/Sp
FS/PS
Douglas iris
1-2 ft
Purple/Sp
PS
See note
< 2 ft
Yellow/
Sp-Su
PS
sandy
1-2 to 3
1, 13
1-2 ft
Purpleyellow/Sp
FS/PS
any
1-2 to 2-3
1, 3, 9, 10, 13,
14, 16, 18
Yellow-eyed Grass
1-2 ft tall
Yellow/Sp
FS/PS
Any
2 to 3
3, 5, 8, 13, 14,
20
Triteleia clementina
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San Clemente
Tritelia
1-2 ft tall
Pale blue/
Sp
FS/PS
Clefts in
rocks
Tritelia laxa incl ‘Queen
Fabiola’
Ithuriel’s Spear
1-2 ft
Purple/Sp
FS/PS
Most
X Iris douglasiana
X Ranunculus californicus
X Sisyrinchium bellum
X
X
* Sisyrinchium
californicum
California
Buttercup
Western Blue-eyed
Grass
Light**
Soil
Any;
best in
clay
Water
Zone+
1
1 to 2
1-2
1
Availability
Notes
1, 8, 13, 20
Fine in grass
1, 3, 5, 7, 10,
13, 14, 16
Drought
tolerant if
mulched
Very welldrained soils
Pond-edge plant
8, 18
1, 8, 13, 18,
19
Lovely – garden
favorite
3/12/2011
I : X = Gardening Information Sheet :(http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/gallery-of-native-plants.html) or at the Madrona Marsh Nature Center
* may not be immediately local, but is a CA native plant
++
+
** horticultural cultivar
light: FS=full sun; PS=part shade; FSH=full shade
Water Zones: 1 = no summer water; 1-2 = very occasional summer water (several times per summer); 2 = let soil dry out between waterings;
2-3 some regular summer water (about once a week); 3 = regular watering/moist soil (like a conventional lawn)
Availability: numbers correspond to the Plant and Seed Sources List at: http://nativeplantscsudh.blogspot.com/p/where-to-purchase-native-plants.html
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