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Polemoniaceae
Gilia
Gilia capitata
Simple grace.
- Family
- Polemoniaceae
- Genus
- Gilia
- Native to
- Western North America
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- annual
- Height
- 1-2 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- 2-11
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- Named after Spanish botanist Felipe Luis Gil, who worked in Rome in the 18th century.
- The globe-shaped flower heads are composed of 50 to 100 tiny individual florets.
- It is an excellent pollinator plant, attracting bees, butterflies, and hoverflies.
- Gilia was a staple in Victorian wildflower meadow plantings brought from California.
- The seeds can remain viable in the soil for several years, germinating when conditions are right.
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