General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 3 - 12 inches
Plant Spread: 3 - 6 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: 1"-2"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Summer
Underground structures: Bulb
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Gunnison Mariposa
  • Mariposa Lily
  • Gunnison's Mariposa Lily
  • Sego Lily

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Location: Mesa Verde NP, Colorado
Date: 2009-07-06
Location: Gunnison's mariposa lily (Calochortus gunnisonii) Palmer Red Rock loop
Date: 2011-07-05
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Telluride, Colorado
Date: August 19, 2017
Photo courtesy of:  Melinda Whitmore‎
Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On August 23, 2020 Seeds sown
sown below Lewisia longipetala 'Little Plum' - noticed that several little cotyledons emerged in the spring of 2021
MrsBinWY On February 2, 2020 Seeds germinated
1; another 1 on 2-15-20 - Both eventually failed. One grew a single true leaf before failing. Moved container out to patio 4-6-20. Observed 3 on 5-10-20.
MrsBinWY On January 3, 2020 Seeds sown
lots of Joyce's 2017 seeds (stored in fridge) in milk jug. Give 1 month of warm, then put them outside.
MrsBinWY On May 26, 2018 Transplanted
On 5-26-2018, planted out near the Lamb's Ear in the SW front bed.
MrsBinWY On March 3, 2018 Seeds germinated
3 or 4 or 5 pots had seedlings in them. Planted these out, but didn't see them again. (Could be because the plumber's excavator went through them in Feb-19.)
MrsBinWY On November 25, 2017 Seeds sown
Experiment: Eight (8) 2.25" pots in garden hoop, seeds from Joyce 2017
MrsBinWY On February 5, 2017 Seeds sown
per TC: 3-4 weeks at 68 degrees; if no germination, move to 24-39 degrees for 2-4 weeks; coffee filter in baggy; ~50 seeds from Joyce in 2014 (seeds stored in fridge); moved to fridge 3-10-17; jugged 4-15-17
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