| Common Name |
Bluedicks, Wild Hyacinth, Few Flowered Blue Dicks,
Common Saita, Common Brodiaea |
| Latin Name |
Dichelostemma
capitatum |
| Native Habitat |
Between
1,000 feet and 7,000 feet in western North America |
| Soil |
Dry, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam low in organic
content, well drained |
| Water |
Once or twice per month |
| Height X Width |
Under 6 inches |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Silver, deciduous |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird |
| Ornamental Value |
Light blue flowers late winter to mid-spring |
| Nature Value |
Songbirds eat seeds |
| Native American Uses |
Bulb eaten raw or baked, seeds popped like popcorn and
eaten, flower eaten |
| Links |
|
| Images |
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/img_query?where-taxon=Dichelostemma+capitatum+ssp.+pauciflorum&where-anno=1 |
| Image |
http://flickr.com/photos/maggie_others/2411210685/ |
| Nursery, images, and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/125.htm |
| Distribution,
images, and data |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=DICAP |
| Distribution,
images, and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=2720 |
| Images and data |
http://scitoys.com/botany/wild_hyacinth.html |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/64588/ |
| Images and data |
http://www.almaden.ibm.com/almaden/environs/wildflowers/bluedk.html |
