I'm using the common name on the USDA plant profiles here, because it sounds so nice, but it's got many names: elegant mariposa lily, elegant star tulip, cat's ears, pussy's ears...let's just call it Calochortus elegans. After all, that is the reason we bother with the hefty latin and greek names, right? To reduce confusion? Or should I say, to eschew obfuscation? But I digress. What can I say? It's a lovely flower, as lilies pretty much universally are. And this one, the size of a quarter and accented with those little hairs (from which it gets the latter of the common names) is downright cute. Keep your eyes peeled.
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