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Liliaceae
Sagebrush mariposa lily
Calochortus macrocarpus
Also known as Calochortus macrocarpon, Sagebrush mariposa, Desert mariposa lily, Mariposa macrocarpa
Flowering Plants · Native Plants · Native Wildflower · Bulb · Mariposa Lily · Western Us · Rock Garden · Drought Dormant · Calochortus · Pollinator · Sagebrush Habitat
Sagebrush mariposa lily grows from a bulb and thrives in well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil with full sun to light shade. Water regularly during spring growth and flowering, then allow the bulb to dry out completely during summer dormancy. It is best suited for native and rock gardens in the western United States and does not tolerate heavy clay or consistently moist soil.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 8 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply but infrequently; allow soil to dry completely between waterings · Every 10-14 days during active growth; reduce after bloom
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 5.7–7
- Temperature
- -25°F to 95°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Division, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 4b-9b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 4 ft
- Spread
- 4 ft
- Spacing
- 6 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- Purple
- Foliage
- Green · Fine
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- British Columbia, California, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
Sources: trefle, usda
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