Sego Lily

Calochortus nuttallii

Sego lily, Utah's state flower, is a Great Basin bulb with chalice-shaped white flowers brushed yellow and purple at the base. A drought-hardy beauty of dry grasslands and sagebrush.

Family: Liliaceae
Type: wildflower
Lifespan: perennial
Height: 0.5–1.5 ft
Spacing: 0.3–0.5 ft apart
Light: sun
Soil moisture: dry
Soil pH: neutral
Bloom: May, June, July
Bloom colors: white, yellow
Wildlife value: pollinators
Landscape uses: border, container
Native states: AZ, CO, ID, MT, ND, NE, NM, NV, SD, UT, WY