Native Plant Propagation Guidelines:
forbs
Spring-flowering perennial 10–50 cm tall, growing from a bulb which smells strongly of onion. Many pink, bell-shaped flowers form an umbrella-shaped cluster which “nods” at the end of a leafless stem curved at the top. Self-perpetuating ground-cover. Showy long-season bloomer. Good for front borders, spaced 15-30 cm apart. Flowers spring through summer. Attracts butterflies. Grows in dry open woods, exposed grassy places and rocky crevices. Hardy plant for exposed sites, tolerating full sun to light shade, drought, wind and salt spray. Sandy, well-drained soil; neutral to slightly acidic. Photo by Carrina Maslovat. Click here for propagation information.
Perennial herb up to 30 cm tall from a deeply buried round, scaly corm about 2 cm across. Flowers violet-purple, vase-shaped, 2-4 cm long, unequally stalked; in loose umbels of 2-10 (usually 3-5) flowers. Attractive when used in rockeries and front of borders. Plant 15 cm apart for best results. Mix with nodding onion, common camas, satin flower and native bunchgrasses. Photo by Moralea Milne. Click here for propagation information.
Perennial herb from a deep, egg-shaped bulb 2-4 cm long; flowering stems 20-100 cm tall, smooth. Basal leaves several to numerous, linear-lanceolate and grass-like, to 60 cm long. Use in meadows, grassy slopes and banks. Showy bloom with attractive seed heads. Very tough plant for exposed, hot dry sites once established. Use in containers or along pond edges. Plant bulbs fairly deep and space 6-12” to form a drift in sun in dry to moist but well-drained soil. Photo by Emily Gonzales. Click here for propagation information.
Perennial herb from a deep, egg-shaped bulb 2-4 cm long; flowering stems 20-70 cm tall, smooth. Showy bloom with attractive seed heads. Flowers pale to deep blue, rarely white. Shade-intolerant - se in meadows, grassy slopes and banks. Very tough plant for exposed, hot dry sites once established. Plant bulbs fairly deep and space 6-12” to form a drift in sun in dry to moist but well-drained soil. Photo by Dave Polster. Click here for propagation information.
Somewhat succulent annual or short-lived perennial herb, with a slender taproot. Stem leaves usually fused, forming a disk around the stem above mid-length. Flowers white or pinkish. Grows on a variety of substrates including sand, riverine silts, gravel, rock crevices, talus and scree; also found on burned sites. Prefers moist organic soil. Mulching in the garden with sifted compost will prolong production. Can be used as a garden ground cover. Photo by Emily Gonzales. Click here for propagation information.