I am biased towards California native bulbs, and one of my favorites is Triteleia laxa, largely because there are so many different shades of blue and lilac to be seen in different locations. I think the cobalt blue of the species as seen in Humboldt county, referrred to as 'Humboldt Star' by the Robinettes, is stunning, especially when it is found blooming alongside Dichelostemma Ida Maia. Then there is the form found in Fresno County that the Robinettes called 'Sierra Giant' or 'Dinnerplate' Laxa, which has unusually large flower heads (diameter as as large as a dinner plate) and comes in a very soft lilac color. It grows 3 feet tall in some locations and is lovely to see blooming in the dark shade of a Live Oak. Nancy Gilbert