Santa Cruz Island Giant Blue Dicks

Carried by 1 nurseries

View Availability at Nursery

Estimated plant range Estimated plant range

Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

View additional distribution information on the Jepson eflora

Plant description

Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Selected for the garden.

Plant overview

Plant type

Perennial herb, Geophyte

Size

1 - 2 ft Tall
6 - 12 in Wide

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Summer Deciduous

Color

Lavender

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Groundcover, Deer resistant

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils.

Companion plants

See all

Native grasses, Calochortus spp., Coast Sagebush, Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum), Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata), Yucca spp., Dudleya spp., various cactus species

Chamise

Adenostoma fasciculatum var. fasciculatum

Sugar Bush

Rhus ovata

Wildlife supported

Butterflies

Alternative names

Common names:

Santa Cruz Island Giant Blue Dicks

Sources

Visit About Us for general information about our data sources and terms of use.

Additional references for this page:

Thanks to the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant.