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Gilia nevinii is an uncommon species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name Nevin's gilia. It is known only from the Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island off Baja California, where it grows in seaside canyons and flats. This is an erect herb with a hairy stem up to about 40 centimeters tall lined with deeply lobed leaves. The hairy flower cluster produces yellow-throated lavender flowers 8 to 14 millimeters wide, each with protruding stamens tipped with blue anthers.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

4 - 16 in Tall

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Color

Lavender, Yellow

Flowering season

Spring

Sun

Full Sun

Ease of care

Moderate

Sunset Zones

7, 8, 9, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Rocky, grassy slopes, canyons

Plant communities

Coastal Sage Scrub, Valley Grassland

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