Common
name: Sticky Gilia
Latin name: Gilia pinnatifida
Annual/Perennial: Perennial
Flowers: June to August
Flower size: 1/4" to 3/8"
Found in: Plains to Subalpine
Height: 14" to 20"
Invasive: No
Native species: No Useful in garden: No
Field
notes: They say Sticky Gilia is a common wildflower,
but the pictured plant is the only one we found this season. The
leaves and stems of Sticky Gilia are sticky... hence its common
name.
Look for Sticky Gilia in open, sunny areas with soils that
drain quickly like sand or gravel.
