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Toni

Jun 2, 2014 5:01 PM CST

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Name: Toni Melvin
Sherwood Oregon (Zone 8a)

I know the name of this plant, but I can NOT remember it. I took this photo on my sons property last year. They grow wild all over our area. Can anyone identify this for me?

Hairy Pussy Ears (Calochortus tolmiei)
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Toni
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growitall

Jun 2, 2014 5:28 PM CST

Name: Lori
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calochortus sp., not sure which offhand.

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plantladylin

Jun 2, 2014 5:43 PM CST

Name: Lin Vosbury
Sebastian, Florida (Zone 10a)

There are quite a few Calochortus listed in the database with photo's for comparison: http://garden.org/plants/brows...

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Toni

Jun 2, 2014 5:59 PM CST

Thread OP

Name: Toni Melvin
Sherwood Oregon (Zone 8a)

Thank you Lori and Lin. I was going to have an aneurism trying to remember

Toni
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growitall

Jun 2, 2014 8:57 PM CST

Name: Lori
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Calochortus tolmei? Not sure if it occurs in your area, wherever that may be. You can check USDA Plants, by doing a State Search, to find out:
http://plants.usda.gov/checkli...

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HamiltonSquare

Jun 8, 2014 12:45 PM CST

Name: Leslieray Hurlburt
Sacramento California (Zone 9b)

Just beautiful! It's tolmei or elegans and the location in Oregon will help pin down which. If you can't ID it please add it to the parent plant entries for Calochortus.