Gilia Species, Bluehead Gilia, Blue Thimble Flower, Globe Gilia, Queen Anne's Thimbles

Gilia Globe (Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds) is a new favorite flower for many reasons. They can either be started by seed indoor for mid to ...Read Morelate summer blooming,(in zone 5B) or planted in fall for a late spring bloom ending around mid-summer. If left to go to seed, these will replant themselves in areas with harsh winters.

Gilia Globe attracts honeybees & lots of them! Standing near large patches, they are abuzz with activity. Butterflies love them too. They make a beautiful cut flower, excellent for bouquets & markets. Blooms are long lasting when cut (up to 2 weeks) and also dry beautifully for dried arrangements as well as pressed. They held up great in handmade corsages!

Some grow much taller than expected and may need just a little support later on as they tend to lean over with some collapsing after rain or wind. When planted with other sturdy varieties of flower they are easily held up as they are very light and lanky. A word of caution, if you don't want them to reseed or take over the area they're in, they'll need to be removed before allowed to go to seed.

They can look like weeds in spring in the early stages so know where they are so as not to accidentally pull them..speaking from experience. :*) Colors are most vibrant early on and tend to turn more of a pale blue when the heat heat arrives.

I love them planted with California Poppy, Mother of Pearl Poppy, Plume Amaranth, Elephant Head Amaranth, Zinnias and Sunflowers. They accentuate one anther & work well in the same space for support. After growing these for only 2 years I plan to keep them around indefinitely, a welcome addition to our ever growing garden. :*)

I grew this from seed this spring and what a nice surprise! It's little sky blue flowers mix well with other informal flower plants; pop...Read Morepies, nicotiana, gallardia. I just collected some seed and plan on collecting a lot more. This little annual is a keeper. I will be pleased if it self seeds, if not I'll germinate more next year in the greenhouse. Put a cage over it initially so the deer don't munch it before it gets going, they don't seem to like it all that much though as I have plenty of uncaged that have made it to seed.

Bought one 4x4 inch plant 3 years ago. Put it in my dryish/native front garden (San Francisco). Beautiful blue flower heads. Has resee...Read Moreded itself and now that I recognize the seedlings and have spotted them around it mixes well with the CA poppies, linaria, shirley poppies, meadowfoam and clarkia. Great plant.

I always try all plants in pots no matter what anyone remarks. This plant grew but was certainly lost among my other potted plants, frai...Read Morel foliage and flowers not very eye catching, even though I am trying it again this year 2009 to see if I can improve upon what I did previously, maybe mix it with something else to show it off, though it is in my mind a forgettable plant in a pot.. Perhaps has another better use. Nothing special but I am willing to give it (and me) another chance.