Gilia tricolor
Bird's Eyes

Have you grown Gilia tricolor yet? Oh, but you must. Commonly known as Bird’s Eyes Gilia, this charming California native annual is easy, floriferous, pollinator-friendly, and full of springtime sweetness. Bushy, ferny upright stems carry hundreds of entrancing 1/2" flowers in soft light blue to violet, each one set off by powder-blue stamens, a sunny yellow throat, and a dark purple ring that gives the blooms their delightful “bird’s eyes” look.

Growing about 24" tall and 18" wide, Bird’s Eyes Gilia brings airy texture and cottage garden charm to beds, borders, containers, wildflower gardens, and water-wise plantings. Bees, hoverflies, and butterflies happily visit the nectar-rich flowers, while gardeners love its lovely chocolate scent, easygoing nature, and usefulness in old-fashioned bouquets. It is magical with roses and beautiful with California poppies, calendula, clarkia, and other native annuals.

Plant Gilia tricolor in full sun with well-drained soil. Once established, it is drought tolerant, neglect tolerant, and may self-sow where happy. Explore more delicate native annuals in our Gilia collection.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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$14.99 flat rate for up to 6 plants is for standard FedEx/UPS Ground shipping to eligible states only. $19.99 for up to 12 plants. Plants being shipped to the following states are sent via Express Mail to help ensure they arrive quickly and healthy. 

(AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV)
(list of states subject to change seasonally due to extreme heat or cold conditions)

We cannot ship Annie's Annuals plants to P.O. boxes or outside the continental U.S.

Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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