Doubting Mariposa Lily
Calochortus ambiguus
Doubting mariposa lily is a Southwestern bulb that lifts elegant cupped white-to-pinkish flowers, intricately marked within, on slender stems above grassy uplands. A drought-adapted summer gem.
- Family
- Liliaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 1–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.3–0.5 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- May, June, July, August
- Bloom colors
- pink, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AZ, NM, UT
Related native plants
More Calochortus species
- White Mariposa Lily (Calochortus venustus)
- Sego Lily (Calochortus nuttallii)
- Superb Mariposa Lily (Calochortus superbus)