Calochortus is a genus of bulbous plants that includes 70 species from British Columbia to Guatemala and east to Nebraska. Calochortus is the most widely dispersed genus of Liliaceae on the North American Pacific coast.[2] Of these, 28 species are endemic to California.[3] The genus Calochortus includes Mariposas (or Mariposa lilies) with open [...]

Fall is well and truely here in the Northern Hemisphere and it is time to get your Tulip bulbs ready for these beautiful flowers in Spring. Nature Hills Nursery Inc. have been producing and selling wonderful Tulip bulbs in the United States for many years and they are a trusted bulb nursery that produce quality bulbs [...]
………some images of the beautiful Calochortus species including -
Calochortus amoenus, Calochortus luteus, Calochortus monophyllus, Calochortus simulans and Calochortus tolmiei
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Fritillaria meleagris
(Snake's Head Fritillary, Checkered Daffodil, Chess Flower, Frog-cup, Guinea-hen Flower, Leper Lily, Snake's Head (the original English name) or (in northern Europe) simply Fritillary) is a Fritillary, a flower from the family Liliaceae.
The flower has a chequered reddish-brown, purple, white and grey colouration, sometimes mostly white. It flowers from March to [...]