A prized cut flower, Brodiaea has star-shaped or tubular flowers and grass-like foliage. It will naturalize readily if it's happy where it's planted and left undisturbed. Brodiaea naturalizes by corm offsets (called cormels: baby corms on the sides of the mother corm you've planted).

When should Brodiaea bulbs be planted?

Brodiaea are winter hardy in zones 8-9 (zone 7 if mulched during winter). In these areas, the corms may be planted in fall or spring. In colder areas, brodiaea corms are planted in spring. The plants can be grown as annuals or the corms can be dug up in fall and wintered indoors.

Is Brodiaea a perennial?

Description. Brodiaea species are herbaceous perennials, growing from corms. Between one and six narrow leaves are produced from the corm. The bare flowering stem (scape) carries an umbel of flowers.