Description
Known as Triteleia Queen Fabiola or, in Dutch, Triteleia Koningin Fabiola, and commonly referred to as Ithuriel’s Spear, triplet lily, fool’s onion, wild hyacinth these flowers are grown for its clusters of deep blue flowers, which appear in late spring and early summer. Brodiaea naturalizes by corm offsets (called cormels: baby corms on the sides of the mother corm you’ve planted). It will naturalize readily if it’s happy where it’s planted and left undisturbed. It’s terrific planted en masse in sunny woodland borders, natural wild flower settings and rock gardens. Queen Fabiola’s blue-violet flowers are borne in clusters, with individual flowers opening continuously for a month or more. This extends the bloom time and also makes brodiaea an excellent cut flower. Has several awards; the Trial Garden Award, the Award of Merit and the First Class Certificate Plants such as Brodiaea ‘Queen Fabiola’ flower and thrive with practically no attention or care if grown under the right conditions