Gilia Species, Birds-Eye

Gilia tricolor

Family
Polemoniaceae (po-le-moh-nee-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Gilia (JIL-ee-uh)
Species
tricolor (TRY-kull-lur)
Synonym
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Foliage
Herbaceous
Smooth
Height
12-18 in. (30-45 cm)
Spacing
6-9 in. (15-22 cm)
9-12 in. (22-30 cm)
Hardiness
Not Applicable
Bloom Color
Lavender
Bloom Time
Late Spring/Early Summer
Mid Summer
Late Summer/Early Fall
Blooms repeatedly
Other Details
Category
Annuals
Water Requirements
Drought-tolerant; suitable for xeriscaping
Foliage Color
Blue-Green
Where to Grow
Can be grown as an annual
Bloom Characteristics
This plant is attractive to bees, butterflies and/or birds
Bloom Size
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Non-patented
Propagation Methods
From seed; direct sow outdoors in fall
From seed; direct sow after last frost
Seed Collecting
Allow pods to dry on plant; break open to collect seeds
Allow seedheads to dry on plants; remove and collect seeds
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Tucson, Arizona

Concord, California

Los Angeles, California

Merced, California

Perris, California

Richmond, California

Sacramento, California

San Diego, California

San Francisco, California

San Jose, California(2 reports)

Santa Clara, California

Sun City, California

Jordan, Minnesota

Aurora, Missouri

Mays Landing, New Jersey

Brooklyn, New York

West Linn, Oregon

Austin, Texas

Kalama, Washington

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Gardener's Notes:

4
positives
1
neutral
0
negative
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San Francisco, CA | July 2011 | positive

Dainty little plant w/ fine leaves & tiny but very cute flowers. Really smells like chocolate!

Likes a lot of sun & not...Read More

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| September 2010 | positive

A carefree and well branched plant that showed good tolerance to tropical climate (semi-shade conditions). It forms a little ball (7") of...Read More

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San Diego, CA (Zone 10b) | June 2008 | positive

Easy to raise from seed, carefree, and very pretty flowers!

H
Bay Area, CA (Zone 9b) | April 2007 | positive

Very easy-to-grow plant that gets covered in small violet flowers with dark centers. Native to California. The flowers have a sweet scent.

B
Braselton, GA (Zone 8a) | March 2007 | neutral

(10-18") Native wildflower. 1" light blue/violet trumpet shaped flowers with yellow and violet throats, blue stamens and a chocolate fr...Read More

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