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| Calochortus clavatus ssp. clavatus
Well summer has a way of just flying by sometimes, and this one has been no exception. It seems like I've been burning the candle at both ends and here 4th of July came and went without a post. There are bulbs are still blooming and this one from the chapparrel of Southern California lends some wonderful mid summer color. I was reading some of T.B Patterson's work on Phylogeny and it was interesting to learn that Calochortus is sister to Tricyrtis as he puts it. Tricyrtis being one of my favorites for a long time as well. His work on breaking out the different habitat types associated with the Mariposas, Cat's Ears, Star Tulips and Fairy Lanterns is fascinating as well.
This species has always delighted me it almost reminds me of a Tigridia, It's also a great drought tolerant choice if you are working on water wise gardening. I've grown it under cover though so I'm not sure how much rain it can tolerate through a wet season, but maybe I'll give it a shot in a chapperral section I'm working on at Illahe.
Like I mentioned summer seems to be Marching relentlessly on, no matter how much I wish it would slow down and give me a breather. I've had a few folks inquire about when the catalog is coming out, I'll be honest and say I'm not quite sure yet. I don't think I'm going to focus as much on the fall bloomers this year so It might push a bit later into August this year. I'll be sure to post the updates here when I get it figured out though so stay tuned! |
Mark