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Weed's Mariposa (Calochortus weedii): Golden Mariposa Lily

Overview

Calochortus weedii, Weed's mariposa or golden mariposa lily, bears beautiful yellow, cup-shaped flowers with hairy glands. Native to California and Baja California.

Taxonomy

Family:	Liliaceae (lil-ee-AY-see-ee)
Genus:	Calochortus (kal-uh-KOR-tus)
Species:	weedii
Synonyms:	Calochortus weedii var. weedii, Calochortus luteus var. weedii, Cyclobothra weedii

Habitat

Dry, well-drained soils, full sun. Difficult in cultivation; best in native habitat.

Bulbs: Tiger Lily (Lilium lancifolium): Classic Spotted Orange Beauty; Regal Lily (Lilium regale): Fragrant White Trumpets with Gold Throat; Crinodonna Lily (× Amarcrinum memoria-corsii): Hybrid Vigor & Beauty; Giant Lily (Cardiocrinum giganteum): Towering Fragrant Trumpets; Madonna Lily (Lilium candidum): Historic Symbol of Purity; Golden Calla Lily (Zantedeschia elliottiana): Yellow Trumpet Blooms; Golden Spider Lily (Lycoris aurea); Golden Garlic (Allium moly): Yellow Star Clusters; Crinum Lily (Crinum angustifolium): Narrow-Leaved Crinum; Lily Plantain 'Golden Prayers' – Golden Yellow Foliage Retains Color in Shade

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Spider Lily (Hymenocallis speciosa): Fragrant White Stars

Philippine Lily (Lilium philippinense)

Henry's Lily (Lilium henryi)

Leichtlin's Lily (Lilium leichtlinii)

Barbados Lily (Hippeastrum puniceum): Tropical Amaryllis

Foxtail Lily (Eremurus bungei)

Plants

Camas Lily (Camassia quamash): Blue Spires for Moist Meadows

Surprise Lily (Lycoris x houdyshellii): Late Summer Blooms on Naked Stems

Sagebrush Mariposa (Calochortus macrocarpus): Lavender Cups in Dry Lands

Scarborough Lily (Cyrtanthus elatus): Red Trumpet Flowers

St. Christopher Lily (Crinum jagus): Fragrant White Trumpets

Peruvian Lily (Eucrosia bicolor): Red and Green Flowers

Nepal Lily (Lilium nepalense): Greenish Flowers with Purple Throat