Our Plants (List)

The Pacific bleeding heart offers an elegant display in its moist woodland habitats. The finely dissected leaves arise from a spreading tuber to form a dense clump in bright green. The pendent, heart-shaped flowers rise above the leaves in spring. In the Santa Cruz Mountains bleeding hearts benefit from the…

Blue dicks is one of the most widespread of California’s many geophytes. It grows in many settings in nearly every county. Following summer dormancy, blue dicks send up several narrow grass-like leaves. The leaves become larger and more numerous year after year as the bulb matures. Once the bulb has…

The ookow is found in open places in woods and meadows in northern California and several other western states and Canada. It grows as a small clump of grass-like leaves which expands with each growing season. The spring flowers appear as a cluster atop a long stock. The color is…

Blue dick is one of the most widespread of California’s many geophytes. It grows in many settings in nearly every county. Following summer dormancy, blue dicks send up several narrow grass-like leaves. The leaves become larger and more numerous year after year as the bulb matures. Once the bulb has…