Globe Gilia Gilia capitata
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- Description
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Globe Gilia is an easy to grow reliable annual with showy globe-shaped light blue flowers that last from May-July. It withstands many soil types including dry, rocky or sandy soils and partial shade though it prefers to be planted in full sun in well-drained soils. It propagates easily by seeds. This is an excellent pollinator plant attracting bees and butterflies.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Gilia
- Species:
- capitata
- Family:
- Polemoniaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Annual
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Alaska south to western U.S.A
- Wildlife Value:
- A nectar source for honey bees and sweat bees and Propertius duskywing butterfly (Erynnis propertius), and various skipper butterflies.
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 1 ft. 0 in. - 2 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Annual
- Wildflower
- Maintenance:
- Low
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Shallow Rocky
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Occasionally Dry
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Dome
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Tiny light blue flowers with five petals and prominent stamens appear in puffball clusters 1" across May and can last until July long after many other spring blooming plants have finished.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Gray green leaves are attractive and fernlike.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Tall strong stems have flowers on the end.
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Meadow
- Naturalized Area
- Landscape Theme:
- Pollinator Garden
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Pollinators
- Specialized Bees
