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Calochortus cernuus is a rare Mexican bulbous plant in the lily family, native only to hills near Tepoztlán in Morelos. It is grown mainly by specialist bulb collectors, and it needs a warm, dry, well-drained spot with a dormant summer.
Calochortus cernuus is a rare Mexican species of plants in the lily family. It is found only in the hills surrounding the community of Tepoztlán in the State of Morelos south of Mexico City, northeast of Cuernavaca.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Calochortus cernuus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
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.
