Brodiaea elegans (Harvest brodiaea)

Plant Description: this showy herbaceous perennial grows from a scaly corm (short, solid underground stem) and produces few linear basal leaves, ranging from 4 to 16 inches long. The foliage dries up when the first flowers bloom. The corms short stalks bear pedicels (about 2 in long), where lavender-blue to violet flowers with darker mid ribs are arranged in an open umbel. The petals and light green tepals of each flower are fused together to form a funnel-shaped tube. Three flattened staminodes emerge from the floral tube, leaning towards the lobes. The roots of this plant are edible. Native Americans living along the pacific coast traditionally dug up brodiaeas with pointed sticks and ate their bulbs either raw or cooked. *NEVER CONSUME PLANTS WITHOUT PROPER ID* Height: 8-16" Width: 12" Watering needs: sparingly Sun needs: full sun to part shade Soil needs: well-drained, rocky  Bloom Time: late spring Landscape Use and Ecological Function: Brodiaea elegans displays a majesti