Mariposa Lily

[Pantsonfire]

Anyone else like Calochortus? Once I started looking for them, it became apparent there was more than meets the eye. There are so many different colors and shapes. And the bulbs are edible! I don't try to grow any, but I do like to look for them while wandering around in the deserts and forests around here.

[tuvoc]

I love these beauties. Where I come from, Utah, they have a variety they call Sego Lilies that the Mormon settlers ate to keep them alive during the first years after settling there.

Kim

[Zoi2]

WOW...those are awesome!
Joann

[Pantsonfire]

Well if you insist here are some more. The photo with several flowers is one that grows within the Reno city limits. Calochortus Leichtlinii, I think.

[Paul]

Am I recalling correctly that the blooms, though beautiful, are very shortlived?

[zxyqu]

Nifty Blooms on those. I may have to look into them

[dabblin-n-orchids]

I found some sego lilies(Calochortus nuttallii) this summer in New Mexico. i LOVE them