Native Upland Bulbs and Corms
The following native bulbs and corms grow throughout Sacramento County in areas not adjacent to rivers, streams, or other wetlands. They can be successfully grown in urban or suburban landscaping without supplemental water. There are no native perennial rushes that grow in areas not adjacent to rivers, streams, or other wetlands.
narrowleaf onion
glassy onion
appendage cluster-lily
crown cluster-lily
harvest cluster-lily
low cluster-lily
Sierra cluster-lily
dwarf cluster-lily
white fairy lantern
yellow mariposa lily
narrowleaf soap plant
wavyleaf soap plant
forktooth ookow
roundtooth snakelily
stinkbells
Hartweg's doll's lily
Western blue-eyed grass
golden prettyface
Ithuriel's spear
Native Bulbs and Corms Outside Their Usual Range
The following native bulbs and corms grow occasionally in a few areas of Sacramento County, but grow more successfully in other parts of California (usually at higher elevations). They can be successfully grown in urban or suburban landscaping, but may require extra care to keep them healthy. They may be only marginally well adapted to Sacramento's clay soil and summer heat. There are no native perennial rushes that grow in areas not adjacent to rivers, streams, or other wetlands.
bride's bonnet
striped coralroot
blue dicks
twining snakelily
fragrant fritillary
Western rattlesnake plantain
rainbow iris
feathery false lily-of-the-valley
drops-of-gold
Western false Solomon's seal
Western ladies' tresses
lilac prettyface
Native Wetland Bulbs and Corms
The following native bulbs and corms grow throughout Sacramento County, but only along rivers, streams, and other wetlands. They can be successfully grown in urban or suburban landscaping, but will need regular watering.
common smaller duckweed
valdivia duckweed
white wild hyacinth


