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Manyleaf gilia

Gilia millefoliata

Also called Dark Eyed Gilia

Manyleaf gilia
Photo: Robert Steers/NPS, CC0

Manyleaf gilia (Gilia millefoliata) is a small annual wildflower of the phlox family native to coastal sand dunes of Oregon and northern California. It is grown for its lavender-purple flowers and needs sun, sharp drainage and little water.

Family
Polemoniaceae (Polemoni family)
Grows as
Annual
Light
Full sun
Water
Water lightly until established, then let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid soggy sand.
Soil
Sandy, well-drained soil or a gritty mix; poor soil is fine.
Temperature
10–24 °C; tolerates light frost but is damaged by hard freezes.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Oregon to California
Climate
temperate

About

Gilia millefoliata is a species of flowering plant in the phlox family known by the common name manyleaf gilia. It is native to the coastline of Oregon and northern California, where it grows in sand dune habitat.

Other Gilia plants

California gilia · Puffcalyx gilia · Chaparral gilia · Southwestern gilia · Nevada gilia · Showy gilia · Bluehead gilia · Purplespot gilia · Clokey's gilia · Coastal gilia · Lesser yellowthroat gilia · Shy gilia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Gilia millefoliata 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.

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