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Flowers - Phacelia, Lacy

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The Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), also known as Scorpionweed and Purple Tansy, is a fast-growing, drought-tolerant, cold-hardy annual in the borage family. Produces coiled, whiskered lavender-colored blossoms that look similar to a scorpion tail, fiddlehead, or thistle. Grows 2'-3' tall on thin, hairy stems with lacy foliage. Plant a few or a field, or add a bit of wildness to a cut arrangement. An especially great companion plant in the vegetable garden as it’s quick to bloom, attracts bees and hoverflies, and stores nitrogen which also makes it a good cover crop.

  • Life cycle: Annual
  • Bloom season: Summer
  • Attracts: Hummingbirds, bees, butterflies, beneficial insects, and other pollinators
  • Flower meaning: Determination, endurance, resistance, strength

SEED PLANTING TIPS

  • Botanical name: Phacelia tanacetifolia
  • Hardiness zones: 3-10
  • Planting season: Spring, fall
  • Days to maturity: 42-55 days
  • Cold stratify: No
  • Depth to plant seeds: 1/4" deep
  • Spacing between plants: 3"-10" apart
  • Days to germinate (sprout): 7-21 days
  • Germination soil temps: 40F-65F
  • Soil types: Sandy, loamy, silty, rocky, chalky, moist, well-drained
  • Soil pH: 6.0-8.5
  • Water needs: Average
  • Sun needs: Full sun
  • Frost tolerant: Yes
  • Drought tolerant: Yes
  • Deer resistant: Yes

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