California Botanical Name Common Name Water Use Native Allium spp. mostly from CA, Mediterranean allium Very Low X Alstroemeria ligtu hybrids, cvs. alstroemeria (ligtu) Low Amaryllis belladonna naked lady Very Low Baeometra uniflora beetle lily Very Low Bloomeria crocea golden stars Very Low X Brodiaea spp. brodiaea Very Low X Bulbinella floribunda yellow cat tail Low Bulbinella robusta bulbinella Low Calochortus spp. Mariposa lily Low X Chlorogalum pomeridianum soap plant Very Low X Cyclamen hederifolium (shade) ivy leaf cyclamen Low Dichelostemma spp. blue dicks Very Low X Gladiolus watsonius (Homoglossum) gladiolus Low Homeria spp. cape tulip Low Homoglad hybrids hybrid homoglad Low Ipheion uniflorum spring star flower Low Ixia spp. African corn lily Low Lachenalia spp. cape cowslip Low Leucojum aestivum summer snowflake Low Leucojum autumnale (shade) autumn snowflake Low Lilium humboldtii Humboldt lily Very Low X Lilium pardalinum leopard lily, Wiggins lily Very Low X Moraea spp. (winter growing) moraea Very Low Muscari macrocarpum grape hyacinth Very Low Narcissus spp. daffodil Very Low Nerine spp. (winter growing) nerine Low Ornithogalum arabicum star of Bethlehem Low Rhodophiala bifida red argentine amaryllis Low Scilla peruviana (S. hughii) giant scilla Very Low Sprekelia formosissima Aztec lily Low Sternbergia lutea yellow autumn crocus Very Low Toxicoscordion fremontii (Zygadenus fremontii) star lily Very Low X Triteleia hyacinthina white brodiaea Very Low X Triteleia laxa Ithuriel's spear Very Low X Triteleia peduncularis long-rayed brodiaea Very Low X Urginea maritima sea squill Low X Amarcrinum memoria-corsii crinodonna Very Low X Amarygia hybrids amarygia Very Low Zephyranthes candida white rain lily Low
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