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Other Common Names: blue-thimble-flower, bluehead gilia, blue field gilia and globe gilia
Scientific Name: Gilia capitata Color: Blue
Plant Height: 12"-24" - Plant Spacing: 12 - 15"
Bloom Season - Spring, Summer - Full Sun, Partial Shade
Other: Attracts bees, birds, & butterflies
Sowing: Direct sow in late fall, planting just below the surface. For spring planting, mix the seed with moist sand and store it in the refrigerator for 30 days; direct sow.
To start indoors, sow seeds in a flat or individual peat pots 6-8 weeks before the last frost; keep the soil lightly moist and at a temperature of 70 degrees F until germination, which usually occurs within two weeks.
When the weather has warmed and the seedlings are well established, transplant outdoors.