{"product_id":"smooth-goldfields-seeds-lasthenia-glabrata","title":"Smooth Goldfields Seeds (Lasthenia glabrata)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eNative to most of California, this electric-yellow flowered annual is adaptable to a broader range of the continent, growing with perfect joy from southern BC to Baja (without being invasive outside of its strictly native range). \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eSmooth goldfields is a small plant – just mere inches in height, but explosive with color – especially in winter-saturated soils that dry out in spring – transforming drab, muddy ground into massive color bursts as the ground dries out and the weather warms. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eThis plant is a microcosm of early spring energy, attracting scores of hoverflies, solitary wasps, and various bees. Some of the known associates of smooth goldfields include:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003e the golden-haired mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena auricoma\u003c\/em\u003e), the caerulean mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena caerulea\u003c\/em\u003e), the green-bellied mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena chlorogaster\u003c\/em\u003e), the greenish burrowing bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena cuneilabris\u003c\/em\u003e), the pale-faced mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena pallidifovea\u003c\/em\u003e), Piper’s mining bee (\u003cem\u003eAndrena piperi\u003c\/em\u003e), and various less familiar colleagues, such as A\u003cem\u003endrena baeriae, Andrena cercocarpi, Andrena chlorura, Andrena dissimulans, Andrena layiae, Andrena misella, Andrena nigroclypeata, Andrena orthocarpi, Andrena pensilis, Andrena puthua, Andrena santaclarae, Andrena suavis, Andrena submoesta, Andrena subtrita, Andrena viridissima, Panurginus gracilis, Panurginus nigrellus, Nomada obscurella, Osmia glauca, Lasthenia burkei, \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eBaeria burkei. \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003ePlant in and around seasonal wetlands, bioswales, urban meadows, ephemeral pools, or rain gardens. This plant is the essence of spring!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 11.0pt; font-family: 'Futura Medium',sans-serif;\"\u003eApproximately 400 seeds (0.2 grams).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Northwest Meadowscapes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50112419561718,"sku":null,"price":8.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1274\/1723\/files\/smooth-goldfields-seeds-lasthenia-glabrata-3088964.jpg?v=1775586366","url":"https:\/\/northwestmeadowscapes.com\/products\/smooth-goldfields-seeds-lasthenia-glabrata","provider":"Northwest Meadowscapes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}