Gilia capitata

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Globe gilia

Blue Field Gilia is an annual wildflower that grows 6 inches to 2 feet tall and a little less than a foot wide.

With pincushion like spherical clusters of purple flowers that are rich in nectar, providing food for many pollinators such as butterflies, native bees and honey bees.

It looks beautiful combined with the moon glow poppy or the Azalea flowered monkey flower.

It’s native to much of western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico. It grows in many habitats, especially in sandy or rocky soils.

Lifeform: Annual

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Light, Moderate

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky, Sand

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Butterflies

 

 

Container

4"

Ecological Value

Provides nectar for butterflies and bees in the late winter, early spring.

Historical Uses

The seeds and other parts of the plant have been used for food and medicine.

Distribution

It is native to much of western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico, and it can be found on the eastern side of the continent as an introduced species.

Elevation

0 to 6,365 feet

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