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Gilia (capitata)

Betty Young
Nurseries Sr Manager
Bldg 201, Fort Mason
San Francisco, California 94123
415-331-6917
415-331-7521 (fax)
byoung@ggnpa.org

Family Scientific Name: Polemoniaceae
Family Common Name: Phlox family
Scientific Name: Gilia capitata (Greene) V. Grant chamissonis (Greene) V. Grant
Common Synonym: Gilia achilleifolia (Greene) Brand chamissonis
Common Name: Bluehead gilia
Species Code: GILCAP
Ecotype: Presidio, California
General Distribution: G. capitata is found in open places below 4,000 feet elevation; from from northern Santa Barbara County to Marin and Contra Costa counties, California.
Propagation Goal: plants
Propagation Method: seed
ProductType: Container (plug)
Time To Grow: 0
Target Specifications: Height: N/A<br> Caliper: N/A<br> Root System: Firm plug in container.
Propagule Collection: Seeds are collected July 16th.
Propagule Processing: Seed Cleaning:N/A
Storage Conditions: N/A
Seeds/gram: 3850
Pre-Planting Treatments: N/A
Growing Area Preparation/
Annual Practices for Perennial Crops:
Fully Controlled Greenhouse.
Sowing Method: Direct Seeding.
Seeds are sown per container containing regular potting mix.
Seeds aresurface sown.
Containers are watered in with an automatic irrigation system.
References: A California Flora and Supplement, Munz, P., University of California Press, Berkeley and London, 1973.

Citation:

Young, Betty. 2001. Propagation protocol for production of Container (plug) Gilia capitata (Greene) V. Grant plants San Francisco, California. In: Native Plant Network. URL: https://NativePlantNetwork.org (accessed 2024/07/03). US Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, National Center for Reforestation, Nurseries, and Genetic Resources.