General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Plant Height: 8 to 28 inches (20-70 cm)
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
White
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Late spring or early summer
Resistances: Drought tolerant
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant

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Common names
  • White Globe Lily
  • Fairy Lantern
  • White Fairy-Lantern
  • Fairy-Lantern
  • White Fairy Lantern
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Calochortus albus
  • Synonym: Calochortus albus var. rubellus

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Location: Near Nevada City California.
Date: 2014-05-03
I Visit this troop of hundreds of plants mixed in with Yellow Sta
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California
Date: 2012-05-25
Location: White fairy lantern (Calochortus albus) on Monte Bello Open Space Canyon Trail
Date: 2010-06-29
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Monterey, California
Date: May 2023
Location: Monterey, California
Date: June 2023
Location: White fairy lantern (Calochortus albus) on Monte Bello Open Space Canyon Trail
Date: 2010-06-29
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: White fairy lantern (Calochortus albus) on Monte Bello Open Space Canyon Trail
Date: 2010-06-29
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Table Mountain, Butte Co
Date: April
credit: Bill Bouton
Comments:
  • Posted by Johannian (The Black Hills, SD - Zone 4b) on Dec 8, 2021 4:41 PM concerning plant:
    Habitat: Shaded, often rocky places, in open woods and brush. Range: Southern two-thirds of California.

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