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Calochortus apiculatus
Also called Baker's Mariposa Lily, Pointed Tip Mariposa Lily, Three Spot Mariposa Lily
Pointedtip mariposa lily is a small bulb-forming perennial from western Canada and the northwestern US, bearing one stalk up to 30 cm with pale yellow, purple-streaked flowers. It is grown from bulbs in well-drained soil and does best kept dry in summer, as is typical of mariposa lilies.
Calochortus apiculatus is a North American species of flowering plants in the lily family.
Calochortus apiculatus is native to western Canada (Alberta and British Columbia) and the northwestern United States. Most of the US specimens are from the northern Rocky Mountains of Idaho, Montana, and Washington, but there are reports of isolated populations in the Black Hills of Crook County, Wyoming.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.
