Scientific Name:	Phacelia tanacetifolia
Pronunciation:	fah-SEE-lee-ah tan-uh-kee-tee-FOH-lee-uh
Common Name:	fiddleneck, lacy phacelia
Family Name:	Boraginaceae
Plant Type:	Annual
Key ID Features:	Leaves mostly divided into smaller leaflets, deeply cut into toothed lobes; inflorescence a coiling cyme of bell-shaped florets, blue-lavender, < 1 cm long except for protruding stamens.
Course(s):	not used (on campus)

Habit: Irregular Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Mexico, U.S. - southwest Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Attract beneficial insects, Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Form: Compound, Lobed Arrangement: Alternate Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Summer: Green Colour in Fall: Yellow Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Elliptic Apices: Acute Bases: Oblique (uneven) Margins: Dentate, Incised, Pinnately lobed

Inflorescence Type: Cyme Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Rotate/stellate Colour (petals): Showy, Blue, Violet Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun, Jul, Aug

Fruit Type: Schizocarp, Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Not showy, Seeds (nutlets) will only germinate in darkness

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Brown, Green

Propagation:	Seed
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant

Location(s): (CGW) Community Garden West Location Map

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