Blue Dicks

Did you know

• The corms were a staple food of California Native Americans, particularly the Chumash and Pomo peoples, who managed meadows to encourage growth.
• The common name is a corruption of the older name 'blue dichelostemma,' which was gradually shortened.
• It is one of the most widespread wildflowers in California, blooming prolifically in grasslands and oak woodlands.
• The plant goes completely dormant after flowering, surviving hot dry summers as an underground corm.
• Spanish missionaries documented Native Californians harvesting the corms in huge quantities using digging sticks.

Color meanings

Uses

• native wildflower gardens
• restoration ecology
• naturalized meadows