Why are Dichelostemma Capitatum flowers called 'Blue Dicks'?

Several sources report that Dichelostemma is from the Greek, referring to part of the plant structure. Di is two or double, stemma is crown, and my best guess is that the rest, chelo (χελώνε) might refer to shell, as in a turtle's shell. read more

Dichelostemma capitatum is a native California plant, though also found elsewhere across western North America. In the San Francisco Bay Area botanical observations of the species go back as far as 1862. read more

About Blue Dicks (Dichelostemma capitatum) Dichelosemma capitatum (syn. D. pulchellum), called Blue dicks, Wildhyacinth, Purplehead and Brodiaea (alternate spellings, Brodiea, Brodeia ) occur in Arizona, California, Oregon, Utah, New Mexico, and northern Mexico. read more