Dunn's Mariposa-Lily

Calochortus dunnii

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Botanical name
Calochortus dunnii
Also known as
Dunn's Mariposa-Lily
Family
Liliaceae
Genus
Calochortus
Reference
World Flora Online

How to grow Dunn's Mariposa-Lily

We have not written a growing guide for this species yet.

GardenDecoded's botanical data covers every accepted species, but growing advice is written by hand rather than imported — so it exists only for the plants we have worked through so far. The botanical detail above is complete and sourced.

Other names for this plant

These names have all been used for Calochortus dunnii but are no longer the accepted name. You may still meet them on old labels, in books, or in nursery catalogues.

Calochortus palmeri var. dunnii

Others in Calochortus

Calochortus × indecorus
Calochortus eurycarpus
Calochortus greenei
Calochortus amoenus
Calochortus apiculatus
Baker's Mariposa Lily
Calochortus elegans var. elegans
Calochortus elegans var. nanus
Calochortus excavatus

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