How to Grow Gilia Wildflowers

 

The botanical name of the globe gilia plant is Gilia capitata and the plant is actually one of the country’s prettiest native wildflower plants. The plant has lacy green foliage, upright two to three foot stalks and round clusters of small, blue flowers. Actually, growing this wonderful plant in your garden is not difficult if you live in a region with mild winter temperatures. The globe gilia plant is hardy in USDA plant hardiness zones six through ten. Continue reading to learn more information about the globe gilia plant.

 

 Globe Gilia Plant Info

The globe gilia plant is an annual wildflower that is native to southern California and Baja California. Actually, the globe gilia plant communities often occur in areas with well-drained soil and full sun at six thousand feet elevation or less. The globe gilia plant often appears after an area has been burned in a wildflower. The plant is also called Queen Anne’s thimble and blue thimble flower, this is because each blossom resembles a pincushion with pins in it. Look for this gilia in the southern coastal prairie, chaparral, and yellow pine forest regions. The globe gilia plant blooms from April through July or August in the wild, although that period can be extended in your garden by sowing the globe gilia seeds serially.   

 

How to Grow a Globe Gilia Plant

Actually the blue gilia wildflower is a lovely plant and is an easy addition to your garden. The blue gilia flowers range in color from pale blue to bright lavender-blue and they also attract bees, native and nonnative, and other pollinators. Hummingbirds and butterflies both appreciate the blue gilia wildflower nectar. The nectar is really very easy to access in the loose balls of the blossoms.

 

Growing Blue Gilia Wildflowers

If you really want to know how to grow the blue gilia wildflowers, you need to keep in mind how the process occurs in nature. The blue gilia plant’s flowers produce seeds that are released as the flowers wilt and dry. The seeds will actually find a home in the soil and then germinate the following spring.