D. capitatum are usually among the first wild flowers to bloom here in southern California. Even in a dry year they'll produce some flowers. I found an unusual form with long rays, almost like a Brodiaea californica in form but with D. capitatum flowers. That's when I finally saw the connection between D. capitatum and D. ida-maia. --- On Fri, 11/11/11, Randall P. Linke <randysgarden@gmail.com> wrote: From: Randall P. Linke <randysgarden@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [pbs] Dichelostemma, was Depth and California bulbs To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Date: Friday, November 11, 2011, 8:49 AM I recognize many of these from my former property in the Sierra foothills of Nevada County, CA. I always loved the progression of blooms once the property was reclaimed from the cattle that used to graze there. Randy On Fri, Nov 11, 2011 at 7:14 AM, MARK MAZER AND FREDRIKA MAZER < markmazerandfm13@earthlink.net> wrote: > Glen describes 17 different plant communities > > it is found in and he doesn't include serpentine (we saw some dwarf > > looking ones growing in such a habitat.) So it would seem for this > > species that knowing the source of your seeds would be important for > > successfully siting and growing them. > > NNS-00-234 has been easy in the Connecticut and NorthCarolina greenhouses > and in the minor bulb bed. Gardenworthy and critterproof. > Mark Mazer > Hertford, North Carolina USA > USDA 8a > > > > _______________________________________________ > pbs mailing list > pbs@lists.ibiblio.org > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/list.php > http://pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/ > -- * * A long habit of not thinking a thing wrong gives it a superficial appearance of being right. - Thomas Paine --- * *