This Western U.S. species has nodding brownish purple or yellow mottled flowers and stems up to 3' with whorls of leaves along them.   It is a highly variable plant with a wide distribution along the West Coast.  It occurs in dry scrub and grasslands at elevations up to 6,000'.  Needs well drained soil and not too much summer water.  Bulbs take years to reach flowering size when grown from seed and may not flower each year in cultivation.  Also called Rice Lily because of the rice-like bulblets it produces.  Hardy to –20 degrees F.  Liliaceae

Bulbous perennial with stems 6 -18" tall and nodding brown and yellow flowers, often in pairs, in spring.   Needs well drained soil and a dry summer dormancy. Uncommonly found in grassy and open areas and serpentine outcroppings up to 3,000 ft along the California coastline.  Hardy to 10 degrees F.  Liliaceae