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Gilia capitata
Also called Blue Thimble Flower, Blue Field Gilia, Globe Gilia, Blue Thimbleflower
Bluehead gilia is a native annual wildflower of western North America, known for round heads of small blue or lavender flowers. It grows best in sandy or rocky, well-drained soil in full sun.
Gilia capitata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common names blue-thimble-flower, bluehead gilia, blue field gilia, and globe gilia.
It is native to much of western North America from Alaska to northern Mexico, and it can be found on the eastern side of the continent as an introduced species as it is used in pollinator gardens. It grows in many habitats, especially in sandy or rocky soils.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gilia capitata 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.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
