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Sticky Chinese Houses
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Sticky Chinese Houses
collinsia tinctoria
Sticky Chinese Houses are colorful flowers that stick to your fingers! They love to grow in sunny spots and can bring a splash of color to any garden.
Habitat: They thrive in sunny meadows, grasslands, and along roadsides.
Appearance
The Sticky Chinese Houses plant has distinctive tiered whorls of bicolored flowers, often blue, purple, or white with contrasting yellow or white markings, resembling miniature pagodas. Its stems and leaves are covered in sticky, glandular hairs, making it feel unusual to the touch.
KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderLamialesFamilyPlantaginaceaeGenusCollinsia
Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
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Interesting facts
Its sticky stems can even trap small insects!
Sometimes, the flowers change color subtly after they have been pollinated!
The plant's tiered flowers resemble tiny Chinese pagodas, inspiring its common name.
This wildflower is only found growing naturally in parts of California and Oregon, USA.
Special abilities
Ability
Sticky Shield
Sticky Chinese Houses has glandular hairs on its stems that act like a 'sticky shield,' helping it defend against tiny crawling pests.
Ability
Pagoda Power
Its flowers grow in tiered levels, like tiny pagodas. This unique shape helps attract and provide landing spots for many different pollinators.
Ability
Fast Bloomer
As an annual, Sticky Chinese Houses grows quickly from seed, allowing it to bloom and produce new seeds all in one season.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 15-60 cm
- Spread
- 15-30 cm
- Flower Size
- 1-2.5 cm
- Bloom Season
- Late spring to early summer
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- None
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Ecological connections
pollinates
Honey bee
Apis mellifera
collects nectar and pollen
pollinates
Yellow-faced bumblebee
Bombus vosnesenskii
visits flowers for nectar
pollinates
Painted Lady butterfly
Vanessa cardui
sips nectar from blossoms
Traits
Colorful
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Grassland
Grassland habitats are terrestrial biomes dominated by grasses and herbaceous plants, supporting a variety of grazing animals.
Herbivorous
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Forest
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Pollinator
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
Also known as
Chinese HousesCollinsiaSticky Flowers
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Safety
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
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Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is Sticky Chinese Houses?
15-60 cm
How wide does Sticky Chinese Houses spread?
15-30 cm
How big are the flowers on Sticky Chinese Houses?
1-2.5 cm
When does Sticky Chinese Houses bloom?
Late spring to early summer
Is Sticky Chinese Houses edible?
No
Is Sticky Chinese Houses toxic?
None
What is Sticky Chinese Houses's lifecycle?
Annual
How is Sticky Chinese Houses pollinated?
Insect
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