Phacelia

Phacelia tanacetifolia

Family: Boraginaceae

Green & Freshfaintfresh

SeasonSpring–Summer

OriginWestern North America

IntensityVery Faint

LifespanAnnual

About This Flower

Green & Fresh · Spring–Summer bloomer

Phacelia's intensely blue-violet coiled flower heads unfurl like fiddleheads through the season, the most prolific bee attractor of any annual and a common green manure cover crop.

Symbolism & Meaning

attraction, beneficence

In the Victorian language of flowers, phacelia means “Attraction”.

Habitat & Environment

Western North America

Phacelia is native to Western North America.

Quick Reference

Scientific NamePhacelia tanacetifolia
FamilyBoraginaceae
Native ToWestern North America
Bloom SeasonSpring–Summer
LifespanAnnual

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