Spiny Blue Bowls, Desert Blue Gilia, Bluebowls Giliastrum acerosum Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae)4/16/2025 The Bloom Blog Blooming this week in the environs of Abiquiú By Wildflowers of the Southern Rocky Mountains  Spiny Blue Bowls, Desert Blue Gilia, Bluebowls
Giliastrum acerosum Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae) Found in dry, open, gravelly areas Seen blooming in April in Poshuouinge, Santa Fe NF Although it grows only three to six inches tall Spiny Blue Bowls are noticeable because of their deep blue flowers. Flowers are ½ inch across with a bright yellow center. Leaves are needle-like and stems woody. Native Americans massaged the crushed plant on cramping muscles. Source. If you are trying to identify a different flower then you can check what other flowers bloom this month. If you cannot identify a flower from the website, send a photo and where you took it to [email protected]. Read online for tips.
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Sara Wright
4/18/2025 07:04:52 am
Oh I remember these well not just the jewel like blooms but because I saw them one day - the last day I ever visited this hill that over looks all of Abiquiu - There was a turkey rock I loved and visited with on a weekly basis and then one day someone had tampered with the petroglyph I loved so well....I never went back...it broke my heart. Leave a Reply. |
AuthorI am Marilyn Phillips, a native of England, whose love of nature and the outdoors from childhood brought me by a circuitous route to Crested Butte, Colorado in 1993 and 16 years later to northern New Mexico. My exploration of the many trails in these areas, my interest in wildflowers and photography, and career in computer system design came together in this creation. If you have any corrections, comments or questions, please contact me by email. Archives
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