Heliotrope Phacelia

 

Phacelia crenulata

Hydrophyllaceae

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Form: Flower
Seasonality: Annual
Size: 4-24" high and clumping

Flowers: (Feb-Jun), curving sprays of purple-red flowers, 5 united petals with flowers in coiled clusters, five stamens protruding beyond petals
Leaves;
Broad, elongated, dark shiny green, few or many lobes

Fruit: Seed
Stems/Trunks: Erect, shiny red stems
Range/Origin: Arizona, northwest New Mexico, southern Utah
Hardiness: Sunset Zones; 1-3, 7 - 24

Comments: Low litter, No thorns

 

CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:

  • Exposure: Full sun
  • Water: Low to moderate
  • Soil: Sandy, well drained
  • Propagation: Seed
  • Maintenance: Minimal

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