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Soft popcornflower

Plagiobothrys mollis

Also called Creeping Popcornflower

Soft popcornflower is a low, creeping native wildflower of the western US that spreads along the ground and roots at its nodes. It suits moist, open sites and is grown mainly as a native groundcover or in wildflower plantings.

Family
Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep soil evenly moist during the growing season, and reduce watering once the plant goes dormant in dry summers.
Soil
Well-drained loam or sandy soil that holds some moisture.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; tolerates cool winters and needs protection only in severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Oregon to NE. California and NW. Nevada
Climate
temperate

About

Plagiobothrys mollis is a species of flowering plant in the borage family known by the common name soft popcornflower. It is native to Oregon, Nevada, and the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in scrub and grassy habitat, especially in moist and wet areas.

Other Plagiobothrys plants

Adobe popcornflower · Arizona popcornflower · Austin's popcornflower · Bracted popcornflower · Valley popcornflower · Artist's popcornflower · Cooper's popcornflower · California popcornflower · Fragrant popcornflower · Fulvous popcornflower · Sculptured popcornflower · Greene's popcornflower

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Plagiobothrys mollis 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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