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fairy lantern - any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers

liliaceous plant - plant growing from a bulb or corm or rhizome or tuber

Calochortus, genus Calochortus - large genus of western North American leafy-stemmed bulbous herbs

Calochortus albus, white fairy lantern, white globe lily - globe lily having open branched clusters of egg-shaped white flowers; southern California

Calochortus amabilis, golden fairy lantern, yellow globe lily - globe lily having open branched clusters of clear yellow egg-shaped flowers; northern California

Calochortus amoenus, rose globe lily - globe lily with deep rose-pink or purple egg-shaped flowers on flexuous stems; western slopes of Sierra Nevada in San Joaquin Valley

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Fairy lantern workshops MATE Productions are running free arts and crafts workshops in local libraries where children and families can make a beautiful fairy lantern to help guide you on your quest.

Fairytale adventures await young explorers

Known as the fairy lantern, colochrtus luteus (pictured) has a lovely three-petalled yellow flower which opens to show striking brown blotches, similar to the wings of a butterfly.

Light up the garden with new bulbs

` Calochortus: Also known as a fairy lantern, this late spring-flowering bulb has long narrow green leaves and carries a three-petalled yellow flower which opens to reveal brown blotches, similar to butterfly wings.

Bulbs offer a taste of spring

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