Native Bulbs and Corms

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  1. Native Upland Bulbs and Corms
  2. Native Bulbs and Corms Outside Their Usual Range
  3. Native Wetland Bulbs and Corms
At least 17 bulbs and corms are native to Sacramento County.1 Sacramento County's native [wikipedia]bulbs and [wikipedia]corms are described below.

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.

[wikipedia]narrowleaf onion
[wikipedia]glassy onion
[wikipedia]appendage cluster-lily
[wikipedia]crown cluster-lily
[wikipedia]harvest cluster-lily
[wikipedia]low cluster-lily
[wikipedia]Sierra cluster-lily
[wikipedia]dwarf cluster-lily
[wikipedia]white fairy lantern
[wikipedia]yellow mariposa lily
[wikipedia]narrowleaf soap plant
[wikipedia]wavyleaf soap plant
[wikipedia]forktooth ookow
[wikipedia]roundtooth snakelily
[wikipedia]stinkbells
[wikipedia]Hartweg's doll's lily
[wikipedia]Western blue-eyed grass
[wikipedia]golden prettyface
[wikipedia]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.

[wikipedia]bride's bonnet
[wikipedia]striped coralroot
[wikipedia]blue dicks
[wikipedia]twining snakelily
[wikipedia]fragrant fritillary
[wikipedia]Western rattlesnake plantain
[wikipedia]rainbow iris
[wikipedia]feathery false lily-of-the-valley
[wikipedia]drops-of-gold
[wikipedia]Western false Solomon's seal
[wikipedia]Western ladies' tresses
[wikipedia]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.

[wikipedia]common smaller duckweed
[wikipedia]valdivia duckweed
[wikipedia]white wild hyacinth

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