Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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The annual flowering plant Gilia achilleifolia is known commonly as California gilia, California gily-flower , and blue gilia. It is native to California but grows in other areas of North America where it has been introduced. The plant is erect with long stems that bear bunches of funnel-shaped lavender flowers. It is a member of the phlox family.

Plant type

Annual herb

Size

2 - 28 in Tall

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Color

Blue, Lavender

Flowering season

Winter, Spring

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Ease of care

Moderate

Plant communities

Chaparral, Coastal Strand, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest

Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

1 confirmed and 3 likely

Confirmed Likely

Adela singulella

Spotted Straw Sun Moth

Heliothis phloxiphaga

Kodiosoma fulvum

Yermoia glaucina