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 (true)
Key ID Features:
Leaves mostly divided into smaller leaflets, deeply cut into toothed lobes; inflorescence a coiling cyme of bell-shaped florets, blue-lavender, <1cm long except for protruding stamens.
Habit:
Irregular
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature 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:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Lobed, Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
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
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug
Fruit Type:
Schizocarp
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Ovary separates into four tiny mericarps or "nutlets" (only germinate in darkness)
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Brown
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
