Brodiaea — 3 species
Botanical species in the genus Brodiaea recorded in the PlantPeers database.
Brodiaea coronaria
Brodiaea coronaria
Family: Asparagaceae
Cultivation
Brodiaea coronaria is native to temperate and warm temperate regions of western N. America, growing at elevations up to 1,600 metres and experiencing both frost and snow. Susceptible to damage in severe winters, the plant can be protected by adding an organic mulch to the soil.
Full cultivation guide →Brodiaea elegans
Brodiaea elegans
Family: Asparagaceae
Cultivation
Brodiaea elegans is native to temperate and warm temperate regions of western N. America, growing at elevations up to 2,200 metres and experiencing both frost and snow. Susceptible to damage in severe winters, the plant can be protected by adding an organic mulch to the soil.
Full cultivation guide →Brodiaea minor
Brodiaea minor
Family: Asparagaceae
Cultivation
Brodiaea minor is native to the Mediterranean climate of California, growing at elevations up to 500 metres. Away from the mildest regions of the temperate zone it is susceptible to damage in severe winters. Whilst the plant can be protected from cold by adding an organic mulch to the soil, it is more important, prehaps, to give protection from wet conditions, especially once it dies down in late summer until it comes into growth in the spring.
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