Dichelostemma multiflorum

Common Names

Wild Hyacinth, Many-Flowered Brodiaea, Round-Tooth Snakelily, Round-Tooth Ookow, Manyflower Brodiaea

Summary

Native to California and Oregon, this perennial herb grows from a corm and has 3–4 glaucous, unkeeled leaves 30–85 cm long. A self-supporting scape about 20 cm tall bears a dense umbel of 6–15 pink to bluish purple flowers, with purple-streaked bracts and a white or pale-purple corona, flowering in spring (April–early June) in open woodlands, foothill grasslands, and scrubs from 0–2000 m.

Hardiness zones 6b–10b; sun to light shade; very low water needs, drought-tolerant once established, and dry in summer; tolerates a range of soils but prefers well-drained gritty soils; propagation from an established corm or from seed; uses include native planting, naturalizing, rock gardens, and cutting gardens; most effective when massed, and it attracts skipper butterflies.

Lifecycle

Perennial

Height

8 inches-3 feet

Spread

1-2 feet

Hardiness Zones

Zones 6b-10b

Sunlight Requirements

Ideally full sun to partial shade.

Soil Type

Well-drained, gritty soil

Soil Drainage

Well-drained soil.

Soil pH

Tolerates all pH levels

Bloom Color

Pink to bluish purple

Bloom Time

Spring to Summer

Foliage Color

Glaucous

Fall Foliage Color

glaucous, green

Leaf Lifecycle

Deciduous

Seasons of Interest

Spring and Summer

Propagation Methods

Seeds, Division

Attracts Wildlife

Attracts skipper butterflies and birds