Gilia tricolor
Bird's-eyes
Gilia can be annuals or perennials that have with simple or finely, pinnately divided leaves, and in Summer and cup-shaped or tubular, blue, pink or red flowers, either solitary, in clusters. Gilia tricolor is a wild flower in California. A single lilac or violet-coloured flower is small, but massed together they look very attractive. They are easy to grow, and have a long flowering season
Contributed by @tiggrx
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Frost Hardy: 23F (-5°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Bird's-eyes
Latin name
Gilia tricolor
type
Annual
family
Polemoniaceae
ph
6.0 - 8.0 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
Gilia tricolor
Gilia can be annuals or perennials that have with simple or finely, pinnately divided leaves, and in Summer and cup-shaped or tubular, blue, pink or red flowers, either solitary, in clusters. Gilia tricolor is a wild flower in California. A single lilac or violet-coloured flower is small, but massed together they look very attractive. They are easy to grow, and have a long flowering season
Flowering
From Late Spring TO Late Summer
Gilia flower from Spring all through Summer
Propagating by seed
From Early Spring TO Mid Spring
Preferably sow seed in situ, in a sunny, well-draining site, about 2-3 weeks before last frosts. Alternatively sow seeds 2mm (1/8?) deep indoors. In a temperature of 12-18°C (55-65°F) seeds should germinate in 17 - 21 days. Harden off before planting out.
Planting
From Mid Spring TO Late Spring
Harden off seedlings grown indoors before planting out into well-draining soil in a sunny site.