Blue Dicks. Dichelostemma capitatum, Lily Family ( Liliaceae ), Blue Dicks. Also called Wild-hyacinth, Desert Hyacinth, or Common Brodiaea. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. A monocot, forb/herb, perennial plant of the Liliaceae family. Grown from a bulb. Native to the United States of America. Quick Notes: Height: About 12 - 24 inches. Flowers: The blue - violet flowers are clustered at the end of a tall stalk. Sometimes white flowers, six petals. They are bell-shaped. They have three sepals and three petals all petal-like, in two series. The flower tube measures 1/8 to 1/2 inch. There are six stamens which are fused to the perianth and into a crown-like tube. Flowering Time: March to May. Leaves: Slender, two basal, generally keeled leaves that disappear in the summer. Found: Native to the Mediterranean Basin and it was introduced to North America in the eighteenth century, Hardiness: USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 �C (15 �F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 �C (40 �F) Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Elevation: Can be found from 0 - 4,000 Feet.. Habitat: On cultivated land, roadsides, yards. It also can be found in perennial fields. It prefers well-drained, clayey, loamy, or sandy soil. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken March 16, 2005 near Lake Pleasant, Arizona.

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