How to Use mariposa lily in a Sentence

mariposa lily

noun

• Some seeds, like those of red maids, soaproot, mariposa lily, island manzanita and chamise, are called fire-followers and need heat or smoke of fire to germinate.
  — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
• Those bulbs are dormant now, so shop for and plant bugle lilies, species gladiolas (a million times better than gaudy, fancy hybrid gladiolus), native mariposa lilies, baboon flower, and more.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
• There are several California natives like Calochortus luteus (mariposa lily) and Dichelostemma congestum (ookow/snake lily) that bloom in the spring and require no summer water.
  — Alice Cason, Mercury News, 20 Oct. 2025
• The vivid hues of wildflowers like mariposa lilies, desert five-spot, and lilac sunbonnets transform Death Valley starting in mid-February, although blooms can last well into the summer months in the park’s higher, cooler elevations.
  — Cu Fleshman, Travel + Leisure, 8 Feb. 2026
• Santa Monica Mountains Numerous trails and parks in the Santa Monica Mountains have wildflower clusters right now, particularly California and fire poppies, lupines and mariposa lilies.
  — Jessie Schiewe, Los Angeles Times, 17 Mar. 2026