Androstephium
(from aner, a man, and stephos, a crown; some of the stamens are barren and petaloid, forming a corona). ORD. Liliaceoe. A very pretty little hardy bulb, of dwarf habit, allied to Brodioea. It requires a rich sandy loam, in a sunny position, and may be propagated by offsets and seeds; the latter should be sown as soon as ripe in a cold frame. Plant 6in. deep, when it will require no protection in winter.
A. violaceum (violet). fl. violet blue, about 1in. long, three to six in an umbel, on pedicels about their own length; tube infundibuliform, about as long as the spreading segments; corona half as long. Spring. l. four to six, very narrow. h. 6in. Texas, 1874.