NATIVE BULBS 
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G. catalinae—18 in. Lilac flower with maroon base. Santa Barbara Islands and 
coast of southern California. 
C. clavatus—2 ft. Large rich yellow bowl-shaped flowers. Dry volcanic soil in 
southern half of California. 
C. gunnisonii—15 in. Large purple-banded lilac flower. Rocky Mts. Hardy. 
C. kennedyi, Desert Mariposa—6 in. Cluster of intense flame-colored flowers, 
often marked with black. Hard clay or gravelly soil of desert mesas. 
C. leichtlinii—6 in. Cream flower with golden-hairy center and red-brown 
blotches. Sierra Nevada Mts. to 9000 ft. Hardy. 
C. luteus, Yellow Mariposa—12 in. Cup-shaped lemon-yellow flowers. Foothills 
of central California. 
C. nitidus—15 in. Pale lilac flowers with large indigo blotch. Open meadows 
of Idaho and adjacent states. Hardy. 
C. obispoensis—2 ft. Hairy orange flowers fringed with black. San Luis Obispo 
County. 
C. plummerae—2 ft. Lilac-purple flowers lined with silky orange hairs. Dry mt. 
sides of southern California. 
C. splendens, Lilac Mariposa—18 in. Clear lilac flowers. Coastal hills of central 
and southern California. 
C. venustus, White Mariposa—15 in. White flowers with red-brown blotches. 
Scattered in sandy soil throughout central and southern California. Hardy. 
C. vesta—15 in. White or pink flowers blotched with purple-brown. Heavy 
soil in interior of northern California. 
Camassia quamash—2 ft. Raceme of many rich purple flowers. Wet mt. mead¬ 
ows to 6500 ft. Hardy. 
Chlorogalum pomeridianum, Amole—4 ft. Long wavy leaves. Spreading 
sprays of dainty white purple-veined flowers. Dry open hills and plains. 
C. purpureum—10 in. Grass-like leaves. Panicles of dark violet-blue flowers. 
Western Monterey County. 
Cooperia pedunculata, Rain Lily—12 in. Grass-like leaves. Large white solitary 
flowers. Blooms several times a year under cultivation. Lime and sun. 
Texas. Hardy with care. 
Erythronium californicum, Fawn Lily—8 in. Mottled leaf. Cream to yellow 
flower. Brushy hillsides of northern California. Hardy. 
E. citrinum—8 in. Mottled leaf. Pale yellow flowers with striking deep yellow 
centers. Open pine woods, central Sierra Nevada Mts. and southwestern 
Oregon. Hardy. 
E. giganteum, Trout Lily—10 in. Loose spray of two to six large cream-white 
flowers. Rich woods of Coast Ranges. Hardy. 
E. grandiflorum, Glacier Lily—10 in. Spray of two to five large fragrant golden- 
yellow flowers. High montane in northern Pacific Coast mts. Hardy. 
