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Boraginaceae
Fiesta Flower
Pholistoma auritum
Joy and celebration.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Pholistoma
- Native to
- California, Baja California
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- Annual
- Height
- 30-90 cm
- Sunlight
- Partial shade
- Soil
- Moist, well-drained
- Water
- Moderate
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- Fiesta flower has tiny barbed prickles on its stems that help it climb over other plants.
- Despite its delicate appearance, it is a tenacious scrambling vine.
- The flowers appear to be five-petaled but are actually bell-shaped with five lobes.
- It is native to shady canyons and oak woodlands of coastal California.
- The plant earned its festive name from the cheerful abundance of its lavender blooms.
Color meanings
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Joy
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Playfulness
2
Celebration