Category Archives: Calochortus
Mixed Calochortus – 10 bulbs
Botanical Name: Calochortus Description: A late spring, early summer blooming wildflower of immense charm. Stems grow from 12 to 18 inches tall and carry cupped flowers in shades of yellow, pink, lavender, and white. Flowers are long-lasting in the vase. Plant them in sunny rockeries or in mixed bulb beds.
Symphony Calochortus – 10 bulbs
Botanical Name: Calochortus Description: A wildflower native to the western U.S. it blooms in late spring or early summer on 12- to 18-inch stems that are thin but quite sturdy. Flowers are lovely pastel shades of lavender pink. Very pretty in the vase where flowers last well. Grow in any well-drained sunny garden location or
Violet Queen Calochortus – 10 bulbs
Botanical Name: Calochortus splendens Description:Thename “Calochortus” means “beautiful grass,” referring to its slenderleaves, but they are also called “butterfly tulips” or “mariposalilies.” They produce lovely, somewhat tulip-like flowers in earlysummer on 12- to 18-inch stems. Violet Queen blooms in a delicate pinkshade that is very pretty, and each bulb produces up to 10 flowers. Grows
Venustus Calochortus – 10 bulbs
Botanical Name: Calochortus venustus Description: Showy flowers of white or bright buttery yellow are painted with splashes of mahogany in the center of the exquisite cup-shaped blooms. Ideal cut flowers are carried on stems 16″-18″ long, and last up to ten days in the vase. Also known as Mariposa lilies, they thrive in dry conditions
Golden Orb Calochortus – 10 bulbs
Botanical Name: Calochortus luteus Description: Golden Orb, often called Mariposa Lilies, will be a favorite in your spring garden. Big, bowl-shaped blooms are a brilliant canary yellow with a speckling of brown in the centers. It flowers in late spring/early summer on 12″ to 14″ stems. Plants die back and go dormant in summer, then
Cupido Calochortus – 10 bulbs
Botanical Name: Calochortus splendens Description: Cupido-A delicate soft violet-pink flower resembling the butterfly for which it is named.
