Triteleia laxa

$10.90

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Ithuriels’s spear

A bulb (corm) with a stem that grows to about 2 feet tall.

Provides a vibrant color April-June as the annual grasses turn brown.

Ithuriels’ spear is beautiful, useful, adaptable and easy to grow, even in heavy clay soil. Plant with Blue-eyed grass, yarrow, buttercups and purple needle grass for a truly colorful native meadow.

Can be grown in containers with a bit of summer water.

 

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Sand

Other: Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Bees, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant

 

Ecological Value

Attracts a large number of native bees.

Container

D-16, D-40

Historical Uses

Bulbs used for food my the Yuki in Mendocino County

Distribution

From SW Oregon, the Cascade Range, NW California, CW California, the Sierra Nevada and the Transverse Ranges.

Elevation

Between 0 and 4600 feet

Communities
Habitat

On heavy soils in grassland or brush