Carried by 0 nurseries
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Eriastrum densifolium is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name giant woollystar. This wildflower is native to California and Baja California where it grows in open areas such as sand dunes and dry washes. It grows on an erect stem with slightly hairy to densely woolly foliage, often giving the plant a dark gray-green color. The leaves are narrow and spike-shaped with pointed lobes. The top of each stem is occupied by a bunched flower cluster full of woolly leaflike leafs and funnel-shaped, flat-faced flowers. The flowers are each 1 to 3 centimeters long with a face up to three or four centimeters wide. The lobes are white to bright, striking blue, sometimes with longitudinal pinstripes. The stamens protrude from the throat.
Perennial herb
Purple, Lavender
Spring, Summer, Fall
Full Sun
Extremely Low, Very Low
Fast
For propagating by seed: No treatment.
Dunes, dry riverbeds, open slopes
Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Coastal Strand, Joshua Tree Woodland, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Red Fir Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 1 likely