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Triteleia
laxa * Ithuriel's Spear |
Triteleia laxa is a
California native bulb
that thrives in heavy soils in
the central valley and foothills on both sides of the valley.
Ithuriel's Spear blooms in mid to late spring and at times
can provide the main source of color over vast stretches of grassland as the
grass starts to turn to gold. I have
rebloomed Tritelia laxa it in my garden where the soil and conditions are far from ideal.
In fact we have something close to a swamp all winter and much of the
spring. And our soil is pretty heavy. I have grown Brodiaea laxa in containers in well drained soil with some summer water.
There is a tradeoff between summer irrigation and heavy soils. I have
often seen Tritelia laxa bulbs offered at nurseries and bulb suppliers with
the old name
of Brodiaea laxa.
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