Chasmanthe Species

In Southern California, it starts shooting up leaves once the fall rains start (October through December), although it seems to tolerate ...Read Moresummer irrigation without issue. Usually blooms in the middle of winter (January), then by about early June, leaves die off and it's dormant until fall.

Spreads readily, but not too difficult to dig up or even yank up if the soil is moist enough.

This plant can be invasive! It produces bulbs and seeds that have a high success rate!

In my region, as easy as weeds to grow.

My chasmanthe bloomed this year! I guess it finally got the right conditions. The blooms are a vivid yellow - stalks about 4 feet high...Read More. Hopefully this is going to be the start of a yearly bloom cycle.