Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Brodiaea jolonensis is a species of flowering plant in the cluster-lily genus known by the common name chaparral brodiaea. It is native to the coast and coastal mountain ranges of the southern half of California and northern Baja California. It is a perennial producing an flower cluster up to about 15 centimeters tall bearing blue-purple flowers on pedicels a few centimeters long. Each flower has six curving petals between 1 and 2 centimeters in length. The center of the flower contains three fertile stamens ringed with three prominent sterile stamens called staminodes.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

Size

6 in Tall

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Color

Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Slow

Sunset Zones

14, 15, 16, 17, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24

Site type

Grassy and clay places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Sagebrush Scrub, Valley Grassland

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