1. Coulter’s Goldenfields – Lasthenia glabrata spp. coulteri
(las-THE-nee-uh
glab-RAY-tuh
KOLE-ter-eye)
Family: Asteraceae (Sunflower Family)
Native to: California coast to Baja California; Moist, clayey, saline, marshy vernal pools/ & swales.
annual wildflower
mature height: 1-3 ft.
Erect, often branched annual wildflower with elongated leaves.
Growth characteristics:
mature width: 4-9 in.
Blooms Feb-June. Small yellow flower heads with darker centers, pollinated by
Small “sunflower” seeds can be eaten raw or cooked.
Blooms/fruits:
insects.
Uses in the garden: Most effective massed in flower beds, vernal swales, natural areas – truly
spectacular!. Good for bank stabilization & erosion control and as a quick annual ground cover.
Nice between grasses. Sweet-scented. Lovely choice in pots – alone of with blue-flowered annuals
Sensible substitute for: Non-native yellow-flowered annual daisies.
Attracts: Bees, butterflies. Goldfinches and other seed-eating birds love the seeds.
Requirements:
Element
Sun
Soil
Water
Fertilizer
Other
Requirement
Full sun
Any texture from sand to clay (clays best); any pH, including strongly alkali
Needs moist soil in winter spring; best with winter inundation
None needed
Good tolerance for salty soils
Easy to grow in full sun with moist soils. Promote second blooming by removing
spent blooms. Will reseed on bare ground.
Management:
Propagation: from seed: easy. Sow seed fall through early spring, depending on winter rainfall.
Plant/seed sources (see list for source numbers): 2, 5, 8, 10, 14, 16
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