Calliprora
(from kallos, beauty, and prora, a front; referring to the front view of the flower). ORD. Liliaceae. A very pretty little bulbous plant, now often referred to Brodioea. It thrives in a well-drained spot on the lower flanks of rockwork, in dry, rich, sandy soil. Propagated by offsets, which should remain on the parent bulbs until they are a good size. C. lutea (yellow).* Pretty Face. fl., segments purplish-brown in the middle on the outside. Summer. l. linear-lanceolate, acuminated, channelled, longer than the flower-stem; bracts sheathing, scarious, much shorter than the pedicels. h. 9in. North California, 1831. SYNS. Brodiaea ixioides, Milla ixioides. (B. M. 3588.)