• Scientific name: Gilia Capitata
• Also known as:
• Ideal planting time: Sow in spring after last frost or in fall for following year
• Blooms: Spring and summer
• Light: Best in full sun, may tolerate partial shade
• Annual.
• Size/color: Light blue, spherical flowers. Height ranges depending on soil — can be six inches to several feet high.
• Seed supplier: Northwest Meadowscapes

Growing & Seed Saving Tips

Wildflowers should be planted on loose, bare soil that has been well cleared of weeds and debris. Press gently into bare soil and keep damp until seeds germinate and for several weeks after. If planting in fall, press into soil and let nature take over — check back around May the next year!

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