Star Lily

Star lily is a bulb in the lily family and an attractive wildflower found on grassy or woody slopes or rocky outcrops in many lower-lying regions of California. Its flowers, seen from March to June, grow in clusters on a single large showy flower spike with many white star-shaped blooms.

Star lily can tolerate full sun but seems to prefer some protection, growing best in the shade of chaparral plants. It can grow in clay soil but prefers decomposed granite and dry summers. Star lily dies back in summer and reemerges the next spring. The entire plant is poisonous–a fact hinted at by its other common name, “Death Camas.”

Lifeform:

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Gravel, Loam, Rocky

Other: Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant