Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Bloomeria crocea, also known as Goldenstar, is a geophyte of the Themidaceae from California and northern Baja California. It is found along hillsides, in grassland and chaparral edges, and in dry flats. Growing in full sun, itt prefers porous soil and semi-dry conditions. Its distribution ranges along the south coast from Santa Barbara County and western Kern County down to Baja California. It is also found on the California Channel Islands. The corm has a fibrous exterior and usually produces only one leaf. Plants produce six-petaled golden flowers that are clustered in a loose umbel. When the three-lobed stigma is fertilized, Bloomeria produces capsules that contain small black seeds. The seeds then require three to four years to become a mature plant.

Two varieties are currently recognised:
B. crocea var. aurea
B. crocea var. montana

Plant type

Perennial herb

Size

1 ft Tall

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Color

Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Containers

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil description

Adaptable.

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment.

Site type

Grassy and open woodland places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Southern Oak Woodland, Valley Grassland, Yellow Pine Forest

Bees
Butterflies

Pollinators supported

0 confirmed and 3 likely

  • Likely

  • Confirmed

Adela flammeusella

Coquillett's Leafcutter Bee

Megachile coquilletti

Margined Calligrapher

Toxomerus marginatus