Collomia grandiflora

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Large-flowered Collomia

Large Flowered Collomia is an annual herb that is both native to California and is cultivated as an ornamental plant.

Its erect, fuzzy, red to green stems range in height from 4″ to 3′ tall. Large-flowered Collomia is notably named for its beautiful white to yellow or orange flowers that bloom mid-summer in showy clusters. Perhaps most intriguing, it has vibrant blue pollen atop its anthers in the center of each trumpet-like flower.

In the garden, this species is fairly easy to grow in open spaces with dry soils and full sun to part shade.

Lifeform: Annual

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant

Container

4", 4"S, D-16

Ecological Value

Pollen source for bees.

Historical Uses

The Sylix People of the Okanagan Nation use an infusion of roots taken for high fevers and an infusion of leaves and stalks as a laxative.

Distribution

Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; British Columbia to California, east to Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado.

Elevation

15" – 9982"

Habitat

Dry, open to lightly wooded areas, lowlands to middle elevations in the mountains.