Type of Flower
Calochortus:
Calochortus is a genus of plants that includes herbaceous, perennial in addition to bulbous species. The genus includes around seventy species distributed inwards North America from S westward British Columbia to northern Republic of Guatemala in addition to E to Nebraska in addition to the Dakotas.
Calochortus is the most widely dispersed genus of Liliaceae on the North American Pacific coast.Of these, 28 species are endemic to California.
The genus Calochortus includes Mariposas (or Mariposa lilies) amongst opened upward wedge-shaped petals, Globe lilies in addition to Fairy lanterns amongst globe-shaped flowers, in addition to Cat's ears in addition to Star tulips amongst erect pointed petals. The give-and-take Calochortus is derived from Greek in addition to way "beautiful grass".
The multifariousness of Calochortus species is reflected inwards the broad attain of English linguistic communication mutual names applied to the flowers. Unfortunately, the mutual names make non align cleanly amongst the scientific subsections above. But hither is a quick guide:
- Mariposa Tulips are large, upright, bowl-shaped flowers, oft amongst intricate color markings in addition to sometimes hairs. Calochortus venustus is an example.
- Pussy Ears or Cat's Ears are small, upright flowers amongst real hairy tepals. Calochortus tolmiei is an example.
- Globe Tulips or Fairy Lanterns are nodding, roughly spherical flowers. Calochortus amabilis is an example.
- Star Tulips are small, upright flowers that resemble miniature Mariposas, although they unremarkably conduct maintain fewer markings. Calochortus uniflorus is an example.
Calochortus make 1 or to a greater extent than flowers on a stalk that arises from the bulb, to a greater extent than oft than non inwards the boundary or early on summer. Unlike most other Liliaceae, Calochortus petals differ inwards size in addition to color from their sepals.
Flowers tin hold out white, yellow, pink, purple, bluish, or streaked. The insides of the petals are oft real 'hairy'. These hairs, along amongst the nectaries, are oft used inwards distinguishing species from each other.
Since most Calochortus species come upward from Mediterranean-type climate of the western USA, they grow during the cool, rainy winters, bloom mid to belatedly spring, in addition to are dormant inwards summertime when they must hold out kept dry. The exceptions are the high height species (such equally C. leichtlinii in addition to C. gunnisonii) which are dormant inwards winter, emerging shortly later the snows melt to bloom from mid to belatedly summer. The alpine species to a greater extent than oft than non demand mutual frigidity atmospheric condition inwards the wintertime in addition to cool summers, but, since their increment bicycle is inwards summer, they make demand summertime water. The Mexican species are also dormant inwards winter, when they should hold out kept on the dry out side, in addition to grow during the summertime too, blooming inwards belatedly summertime or fall. They tin tolerate a much warmer summertime than the alpine species for most are from subtropical regions.
Bearing this inwards mind, therefore, it is absolutely essential to know what kind of percentage your Calochortus come upward from if you lot are going to hold out able to grow them successfully.
The bulk of Calochortus species tin conduct maintain calorie-free frosts, fifty-fifty those from Southern California in addition to the coastal regions. Those from the foothill regions of the major mount ranges of the West tin tolerate temperatures downwards to virtually xv deg. F (10 deg. C), at to the lowest degree for brusk periods of time. ALL of the species I grow (including C. obispoensis in addition to C. catalinae, both considered to hold out quite tender) conduct maintain taken temperatures equally depression equally this amongst exclusively child impairment to the foliage, but the lowest temperatures they conduct maintain endured were non sustained over several days. Once again, knowing the percentage your species come upward from volition assistance you lot inwards estimating their hardiness.
References:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calochortus http://www.pacificbulbsociety.org/pbswiki/index.php/Calochortus http://thebulbmaven.typepad.com/the_bulb_maven/files/Calochortus.doc