Gilia tricolor | Bird'S Eyes. Originated in … Southwest US | Various
Gilia tricolor belongs to the plant family POLEMONIACE and Genus Gilia This plant specimen prefers Wet soil a pH of 7 . All plants need light to allow the photosynthesis process of converting carbon dioxide to growth sugars to take place. Some plants need more sun-light than others. For this plant those sunlight conditions are well described as … Full sun
We are often asked about plants for humming bird attraction. Unfortunately Gilia tricolor does not attract these beautiful hummingbird, sunbird or nectar feeding varieties of garden birds
Impressive Autumn foliage display is not shown by Gilia tricolor so look for an alternative plant for pleasing Fall leaf properties
Gilia tricolor bird's eyes is not known as a butterfly attracting plant
Almost all plants grown in gardens need to be fed using fertilzer in order to see them at their best. For this plant the suggested fertilizer program would be based upon … Typical mix of: 3 parts Nitrogen (N), 2 parts Phosphorous (P) and 3 parts Potassium (K for Latin name Kalium).
Gilia tricolor has faint sweet flowers. Bird's eyes needs summer days with high heat. This plant likes soils that are loamy. This species likes full sun. It prefers well drained soils.
Leaves: Gilia tricolor has feathery yarrow-like foliage. Flowers: Bird's eyes has blue funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throat and purple ring at the tips. Flowers begin in March and don't stop until May. The blossoms are typically of a blue color, with an accent in yellow.
Gilia tricolor | Bird'S Eyes is classed as a flowering plant specimen. The flower's principle colouring is blue. If the flower has other colours these flower accent colors would be described as … yellow. Secondary color or not the flower is described as: blue funnel-shaped flowers with yellow throat and purple ring at the tips
Flowers of the plant Gilia tricolor have a smell of sweet scented and in terms of a broad classification could be described as … Faintly sweet | Faint
In the Northern Hemisphere Gilia tricolor starts to bloom around 03,01 blooming stops about 05,31
This specimen plant will normally never grow higher than 2' 6" feet will have an overall spread somewhere between ... not specified on this plants page
"Heat-zone Gardening: How to choose plants that thrive in your region's warmest weather", Dr. H. Marc Cathey with Linda Bellamy, American Horticultural Society, Time-Life Books, 1998.
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"The Fragrant Garden. A book about sweet scented flowers and leaves", Louise Beebe Wilder, Dover Publications, New York, 1974. Originally published as "The Fragrant Path", Louise Beebe Wilder, 1932, The Macmillan Company.