Yellow floral tube with purple markings at the throat. Cultivated at Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, CA. 5-02-09. © Joan Avise. |
Bird's-eye Gilia Gilia tricolor An annual recorded in Silverado Canyon, considered a garden escapee. It is sometimes grown from seed mixes in native flower gardens in parks and arboretums in the county. It is a California native in the Central Valley and foothills of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges north of Santa Barbara. Polemoniaceae Back to Polemoniaceae of Orange County, California |
Finely dissected leaves. Cultivated at Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, CA. 5-02-09. © Joan Avise. |
Grows to 12 in. tall. Cultivated at Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, CA.5-02-09. © Joan Avise. |
Five violet petals, 5 stamens with blue anthers. Cultivated at Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, CA. 5-02-09. © Joan Avise. |
Brightly colored plant grown from seed mix at Laguna Niguel Regional Park, Laguna Niguel, CA. 5-06-07. © Joan Avise. |