Phacelia, Lacy Flowers
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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