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Asparagaceae
Cluster Lily
Brodiaea coronaria
Community and unity.
- Family
- Asparagaceae
- Genus
- Brodiaea
- Native to
- Western North America
- Bloom season
- Late Spring, Summer
- Type
- bulb (corm)
- Height
- 0.5-1 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- well-drained, sandy, clay
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial
Did you know
- The corms were an important food source for Native American peoples, who harvested them using digging sticks.
- Cluster lilies go completely dormant in summer, disappearing entirely until the following spring.
- The plant was named after Scottish botanist James Brodie, who studied the genus in the early 19th century.
- Each corm produces a single slender stem topped with a loose cluster of trumpet-shaped flowers.
- Cluster lilies thrive in California's grasslands and are indicators of healthy, undisturbed native prairie habitat.
Color meanings
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unity
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togetherness
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natural beauty