| Plant Habit: | Herb/Forb |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic Dry Mesic Dry |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35) |
| Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 7b |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 18 inches |
| Plant Spread: | typically nil; up to 5 inches in bloom |
| Leaves: | Other: few 2 to 4 inch long grass-like leaves which often wither before flowering |
| Fruit: | Other: erect 3-angled capsule |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: plants have 1 to 4 flowers (usually only one), up to 2 inches across, each with 3 white petals, 3 sepals, 6 stamens |
| Flower Color: | White Other: 3 white petals, yellow at base, with (usually) crescent shaped reddish brown or purple band or blotch; 3 lanceolate sepals marked similar to petals |
| Bloom Size: | 1"-2" |
| Flower Time: | Late spring or early summer Summer |
| Underground structures: | Bulb |
| Suitable Locations: | Xeriscapic |
| Edible Parts: | Roots |
| Eating Methods: | Raw Cooked |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Other info: seedlings take about 5 - 7 years to come into flower; prefers dry, loamy to sandy well-drained soil |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Bulbs Other: up to walnut sized, round bulbs with membranous coat; bulbs divide after flowering; bulblets take 2 years to reach flowering size |
| Pollinators: | Various insects |
| Miscellaneous: | Tolerates poor soil Goes Dormant |
| Awards and Recognitions: | Other: State Flower of Utah |
