Native plants and friends in the news

Sego Lily:

https://thursd.com/articles/utah-state-flower

(while this is the Utah state flower, it enjoys no legal protection)

(the "pink" Sego Lily pictured in the article above is treated by some as Calochortus ciscoensis - see additional picture below; flowers have a reduced chevron or none at all with long, flexible, drooping leaves that remain persistent at the time of flowering; flowers can be pink or white)

Wildflower Festival:

https://dailyutahchronicle.com/2026/07/14/the-utah-wildflower-festival-celebrates-its-30th-anniversary/

Wild About Utah post:

https://www.upr.org/show/wild-about-utah/2026-07-20/wild-about-utah-natures-monuments

Upcoming community events:

https://unofficialnetworks.com/2026/07/17/looking-to-help-to-keep-utahs-mountains-beautiful-heres-a-list-of-upcoming-community-events/

Hummingbird event:

https://www.moabtimes.com/articles/see-hummingbirds-up-close-at-upcoming-banding-event-in-northeastern-utah/

Native plants in the landscape:

https://www.thenewsherald.com/2026/07/11/once-dismissed-as-weeds-native-plants-are-now-flying-off-the-shelves/

Cisco Sego Lily (Calochortus ciscoensis)
(flowers can be white or pink; note the reduced chevron and the long, drooping ,flexible leaves)