Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Brodiaea kinkiensis is a species of Brodiaea also with the common name San Clemente Island brodiaea. This flower is endemic to San Clemente Island, one of the Channel Islands of California. It has one cylindrical leaf alongside a tall stem which bears an flower cluster of one to several bell-shaped blooms. Each flower has six petallike petals in shades of light purple with darker purple longitudinal stripes or streaks. The fruit is a capsule containing black seeds. This flower is not considered endangered, but it is of some concern since its entire wild distribution is limited to the clay mesas of San Clemente Island.

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

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Color

Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Slow

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Grassland on clay flats

Plant communities

Valley Grassland

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