Nothoscordum sp.
Nathan Lange (Sun, 02 Aug 2015 15:25:45 PDT)

Hi Mary Sue,

Could this be a variant of N. gracile that produces far fewer
bulblets? That could explain the large bulbs. I am certain people
would happily consider growing this as "Nothoscordum sp." until the
correct identification is known, especially if the flowers are
fragrant. Besides, the more you spread this plant around, the more
likely someone will eventually be able to identify the correct species.

Nathan

These unidentified plants were grown from seed labeled as
Nothoscordum ostenii (from Harry Hay), although that species is very
different with yellow flowers. The leaves are larger, longer, and
broader than most other species. The flowers are fragrant but
infrequently open very wide. Plants grow from large bulbs that are
slow to vegetatively increase in number. The bulbs in the photo (on a
1 cm grid) have only one small bulblet next to the mother bulb. This
species is dormant in summer and flowers March-April in Northern
California. Photos by Mary Sue Ittner.

At 08:52 AM 8/2/2015, you wrote: