blue dicks

American  

[diks] / dɪks /

noun

1. a plant, Dichelostemma pulchellum, of the amaryllis family, common on the western coast of the U.S., having headlike clusters of blue flowers.

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Example Sentences

Other types of plants — bulbs and perennial herbs like blue dicks, onions and larkspur — are “starting to ramp up” now, she said.

From New York Times • Apr. 21, 2023

Flowers include “desert dandelions, blue dicks, desert or wild parsley, and red maids,” according to the parks department, as well as blooming Joshua trees and bladderpod.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2023

Look for lupines, goldfields, blue dicks and giant coreopsis.

From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2023