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False gilyflower

Allophyllum

Also called False Gilia, False Gilyflowers

False gilyflower
Photo: Anthony Valois and the National Park Service, Public domain

Allophyllum is a small genus of hairy, glandular annual wildflowers in the phlox family, native to western North America. Grow them in full sun with lean, well-drained soil, as they are seldom cultivated and mainly found in the wild.

Family
Polemoniaceae (Polemoni family)
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly; these wild annuals tolerate dry conditions and need little supplemental water.
Soil
Lean, well-drained soil; sandy or gravelly ground suits them.
How easy
Moderate

About

Allophyllum is a small genus of flowering plants in the phlox family known as false gillyflowers. These are hairy, glandular annuals with tall, thin, branching stems topped with clusters of small tubular flowers in varying shades of purple. Some of the plants are sticky, and all have seeds which become gluey when wet. False gillyflowers are native to western North America, from Washington to Utah and northwestern Mexico.

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Miniature gilia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Allophyllum by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

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