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Polemoniaceae
Gilia Capitata
Gilia capitata
Unity and togetherness.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Gilia
- Native to
- Western North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Annual
- Height
- 20-80 cm
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- Annual
Did you know
- Each globe-shaped flower head contains 50 to 100 tiny individual florets packed tightly together.
- It is also known as bluehead gilia or globe gilia for its distinctive round flower clusters.
- This plant is highly attractive to butterflies and native bees.
- It readily self-seeds and can naturalize in meadow plantings within a single season.
- The genus was named after Filippo Luigi Gilii, an 18th-century Italian astronomer who also studied plants.
Color meanings
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Community
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Cooperation
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Gentle beauty