Variable Linanthus (Leptosiphon parviflorus) Login         


        Description
  • CA Bloom Mar - Jun
  • Funnel-shaped flowers start with a long tube before opening into 5 petals.
  • Variable petal colors, but always with a yellow center.
  • Short linear leaves in a bunches along the stem and where the flower(s) emerge.
  • CA native. Found only in California.
  • AKA Small-Flowered Leptosiphon
  • Phlox Family (Polemoniaceae)



5 petals, often white or pink, but may be other colors as well. Yellow center.



One or more tubular flowers on the top each plant.


Each flower has a long narrow tube up to 1 inch long. Note the narrow leaves at the base of the flowers.

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