Description
Gilia capitata is an annual wildflower producing pretty, blue puffball like flowers and member of the phlox family.
This hardy, rugged wildflower does well in areas lower than 6,000 feet in elevation.
It thrives on dry, open plains, on slopes, and chaparral banks.
These enthusiastic wildflowers grow to be between 1 and 3 feet high.
They spread easily through natural reseeding.
The plants stems are stout and sturdy.
Leaves are small and bluish green.
Both the stems and the leaves are covered with a thick coating of sticky fur.
The plants common names are as numerous as its many native settings and include:
Blue Head Gillyflower
Queen Annes Thimbles
Blue Thimble Flower
Thimble Flower
Bluehead Gilia
Globe Gilia
Blue Gilia
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