CALOCHORTUS may spend most of its life hidden underground, but when it finally emerges to stretch in the spring sun, it is nothing short of dazzling. Willowy stems rise to chalice-shaped blooms in ...

Peak summertime and monsoonal moisture have created a most spectacular display of wildflowers this year! Many flowers are taller and more prolific than anyone can remember. One of the most magnificent ...

Most types of calochortus insist on summer drought. The flowers do well in containers, which shield the bulbs from voles and gophers. (Avoid black plastic nursery pots, though. They bake the ...

Calochortus species -- Calochortus subclassification: phylogenetic approaches -- History -- Section Calochortus -- Section Mariposa -- Section Cyclobothra -- Horticulture ...

Description: This genus containing 60 species of bulbous perennials hails from grasslands and open woodlands in western North America and Mexico. The long, narrow linear leaves reach 2 feet in height ...

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- large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs ...