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Dichelostemma
Also called Snakelily, Wild Hyacinths
Bluedicks are a genus of North American bulbous perennials (corms) in the Asparagus family, closely related to Brodiaea, and widely grown ornamentals include Dichelostemma capitatum and D. ida-maia. They are easy to grow from corms in sunny, well-drained spots and go dormant in summer.
Dichelostemma is a genus of North American plants closely related to the genus Brodiaea and sometimes regarded as part of that group.
Dichelostemma is classified in the cluster-lily subfamily within the asparagus family. in the latest Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification (2009). Older sources often placed it in the lily family; earlier versions of the APG classifications used the family Themidaceae.
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