Pronunciation: JEE-lee-a SPLEN-dens
Common name: Splendid gilia
Family: Polemoniaceae (Phlox)
Habitat: Openings in brush or woods, chaparral,
foothill woodland, yellow pine forest, San Jacintos,
San Gabriels, San Bernardinos to Monterey Co.
Blooming period: May to July
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Gilia
2) splendens