GENERAL:
Common Name: scarlet gilia
Biennial
Family: Polemoniaceae
Plant Height: 8-36"
Root Type: taproot
Bloom Time: mid-summer
Native Habitat: very open woods to gravelly, disturbed soil
GROWING INFO:
Soil: sandy to gravelly loam
Light: full sun to light, partial shade
Water: drought tolerant, but thrives with extra moisture with good drainage
Germination: plant in early spring barely covering seed
Native Range Map (Color Key):
Map Courtesy of: Kartesz, J.T., The Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2011. North American Plant Atlas (http://www.bonap.org/MapSwitchboard.html). Chapel Hill, N.C. [maps generated from Kartesz, J.T. 2010. Floristic Synthesis of North America, Version 1.0. Biota of North America Program (BONAP). (in press)].