This species, commonly known as twining brodiaea or snake lily is almost a vine that twines and winds its way around bushes. Formerly called Brodiaea volubilis, it is found on rocky slopes and flats in foothill woodland scrub growing in clay or granite through the Sierra Nevada foothills and the inner north coast ranges of California. It is best grown in light shade and can be trained through the branches of shrubs. — Mary Sue Ittner