Calochortus Bulbs 2013
Calochortus Bulbs Available for Purchase
December 2013--All our bulbs are now back into cultivation. Thanks to all our customers for your purchases this past year!
The bulbs we sell were all raised here at 7th Street Farms.
Cat's Ears
Calochortus monophyllus (Yellow Cat's Ear)
From Butte County, CA. Small, densely hairy, golden yellow flowers with markings of red to brown. Foliage is beautiful in its own right. Likes partial shade.
Price: $5.00 ea.
Globe Lilies
Calochortus albus (White Globe Lily)
Alameda County variety. Pale greenish-white-to-white petals tinged with copper. Copper penciling on sepals and around gland. Likes partial shade.
Price: $3.50 ea.
Calochortus albus (Sierra Variety)
Sierra variety. Much whiter than the Coastal variety. Likes partial shade.
Price: $5.00 ea.
Calochortus amabilis (Golden Fairy Lantern, Diogenes' Lantern)
Napa County variety. Entirely lemon-yellow pendant blooms. Likes partial shade.
Price: $3.50 ea.
Calochortus amoenus (Purple Fairy Lantern)
Southern Sierra origins. Beautiful Magenta-to-pink blossoms. This plant is a fast grower, sometimes producing flowers from seed in one growing season. This beauty also likes partial shade.
Price: $2.50 ea., or 5 for $10.00
Calochortus pulchellus (Diablo Globe Lily)
Endemic to Contra Costa County. Yellow, pendant, very globe-like flowers. Very similar to C. amabilis. Likes to be in partial shade. Rare.
Price: $8.00 ea.
Mariposa Lilies
Calochortus argillosus (Clay Mariposa Lily)
San Mateo County variety. A beautiful and extremely variable flower. Mainly white, streaked with any combination of brick-red, yellow, purple, and brown. The petal exterior is often air-brushed with magenta penciling. Full sun.
Price: $4.50 ea. SOLD OUT
Calochortus leichtlinii (Alpine Mariposa Lily)
An native of the High Sierra. Small of stature with striking white petals etched with smokey markings. Every feature of this beauty wispers 'elegance!' Full sun.
Price: $10.00 ea.
Calochortus luteus (Yellow Mariposa Lily)
Another San Mateo variety. Yellow flowers, stippled with brown; orange hairs on the interior gland. Enjoys full sun.
Price: $3.50 ea.
Calocortus superbus (Superb Mariposa Lily)
Butte County variety. This is the Yellow Superbus--tall, as far as Mariposas go. Flowers are similar to luteus, (which it reportedly hybridizes with), but larger and with a pronounced brown petal blotch. Vigorous. Full sun.
Price: $3.50 ea.
Calochortus venustus (Butterfly Mariposa Lily)
This Alameda County variety is predominantly white with an upper petal blotch which can resemble a faint match flame to a veritable bonfire of orange red and yellow. It's petal exterior is often lightly kissed with pink. Full to partial sun.
Price: $2.50 ea., or 5 for $10.00
Calochortus venustus (Contra Costa Variety)
Contra Costa County variety is a highly variable and beautiful flower. Full to partial sun.
Price: $2.50 ea., or 5 for $10.00
Terms of Sale
- Minimum $ 20.00 order.
- Payment must be in form of a personal check denominated in U. S. currency, drawn on a U. S. bank, or a U. S. Postal Money Order.
- Payment must be received before order can ship.
- Minimum shipping and handling: $7.00. All orders shipped by USPS.
- California residents must add 7.50 % Sales Tax.
Sorry, No Credit Card Orders at this time.
How To Order
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We'll ship your order when we get your check.
In the pipeline...
Calochortus bruneaunis
Calochortus nuttallii (White and Pink varieties)
Calochortus kennedyii