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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Partial or Dappled Shade
Partial Shade to Full Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 1 to 2 feet
Leaves: Fragrant
Other: Pinnately divided
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Other: Lavender-blue to purple with white center
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Seeds: Other info: Self sows freely

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Common names
  • Fernleaf Phacelia
  • Fern-Leaved Phacelia
  • Scorpion Weed
  • Fernleaf Scorpion Weed
  • Spotted Phacelia
  • Loose-flowered Phacelia

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Location: Hidden Valley, Phoenix 
Date: 2017-03-15

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Date: 2016-04-03
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Date: 2021-04-26
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Location: Kirkpatrick Hollow, Tennessee
Date: 2011-04-08
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