This cormous perennial has upright to lax mid-green narrow lance-shaped leaves and forms a clump. The lavender pink to violence bell-shaped flowers appear in a terminal cluster high above the foliage from late spring to early summer.

Hardiness zones 7 to 10

Dichelostemma multiflorumis naturally found in North America from north-west California to Oregon and grows on inland grasslands, open woodlands, yellow pine forests and hillside scrub at an elevation of 15 m to 2000 m (6000 ft).

It prefers an open a sunny position and it grows in well-drained moderately fertile sandy to stony clay soils and is frost and drought tolerant.

Wild Hyacinth is grown for its flowers and is planted in herbaceous borders or rockeries as specimen. It is suitable for coastal and low-mountain regions establishing in 2-3 years and is moderately long-lived. This perennial is also grown in patio pots or planter boxes but may be difficult to obtain outside its native region. ID 3647

Dichelostemma (dy-KEL-oh-STEM-ah) multiflorum (MUL-tee-FLOH-rum)

Alliaceae(AH-lee- AY-see-ee)
Onion family