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Triteleia hyacinthina

Also Known As

Fool's Onion
Hyacinth Brodiaea
White Brodiaea
Wild Hyacinth

Plant type

bulb / corm / tuber

size

H: 18"-24"
W: 8"-12"

planting zones

7a-9b

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Triteleia hyacinthina plant details

Triteleia hyacinthina is a broadleaf deciduous bulb / corm / tuber with green foliage. In summer lavender and white flowers emerge. Features grassy texture. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and regular water. Prefers to be dry in summer, dry when dormant. Does well in rich and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something verticillium wilt resistant.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Triteleia hyacinthina

Plant type: bulb / corm / tuber
Plant family: asparagaceae
Foliage: deciduous green
Mature size: 8 IN - 12 IN - wide, 18 IN - 24 IN - tall
Flowers: lavender and white blooms in summer

GROWING CONDITIONS for Triteleia hyacinthina

USDA Zones: 7a - 9b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: regular
Resistant to: verticillium wilt
Soil needs: rich and well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

Triteleia hyacinthina is a BC native known as white brodiaea, white tripletlily, hyacinth brodiaea, and fool's onion. It produces large, rounded clusters of milky-white, star-shaped flowers, sometimes tinged with lavender, and green central veins. The foliage is long and grass-like emerging in early spring and going dormant in late spring as the flowers appear. Flowers bloom on stems 12-24 inches tall and attract bees and butterflies. Easy to grow, undemanding, drought tolerant, beautiful, and adaptable. Makes for a charming addition to the rock or cottage garden. Plant in groups for best display. Native from BC to central California. Pollinator attractor. Deer resistant.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

An absolutely gorgeous western North American native plant often found on grassy, rocky flats, meadows, vernal pools and slopes. Corms produce 2-3 strap-like leaves up to 16 inches long, and a 2 foot stem topped with a cluster of 10-40 white flowers, which are sometimes tinged lavender or green, blooming from late spring to late summer. Dry summers with moist to wet winters and well drained soils are preferred. The bulbs are rich in starch and may be used like potatoes or eaten raw.

By: Forestfarm

Blooms: spring-summer, white up facing star shaped/ summer deciduous foliage Zone 5-9. 12"-24", PNW, part shade-sun, moist-dry, well drained

By: Keeping it Green Nursery

Willamette Valley native with umbels of white flowers with a delicate dark midrib. Works as a mixer with other xeriscape plantings.

By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

One of a large group of western native bulbs, this, a seed collection from Oregon's central Willamette Valley, is one of the most beautiful denizens of the open grassland and oak savanna -- of which very little remains -- often flowering from late April into May with pale lilac heads and onion-like leaves; often still in flower as their surrounding grasses and winter annuals have browned for the dry season. Great plant for the Mediterranean garden. Fine in heavy or light soils provided they dry and bake in summer. Each pot contains several large and small bulbs. Frost hardy in USDA zone 7, possibly 6.