General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Annual
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Purple
Toxicity: Other: Can cause dermatitis on contact

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Common names
  • Sticky Phacelia
  • Tacky Phacelia

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Date: March credit: jkirkhart35
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2011-06-12
Location: My garden in Gent, Belgium Date: 2011-05-27
Date: March credit: docentjoyce
Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California Date: 2012-04-25
Location: In my Northern California garden Date: 2013-05-27
Location: my garden, Gent, Belgium Date: 2011-06-07
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery Date: 2014-05-09
Location: Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California Date: 2009-04-18
Location: western Oregon Date: 2016-01-05
Location: At Annie's Annuals Nursery Date: 2014-05-09
Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: In my Northern California garden Date: 2007-04-17 An unfortunately blurry photo, but it does capture the color accu
Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Location: California Date: March credit: Chuck Abbe
Comments:
  • Posted by KyWoods (Northern KY) on Oct 13, 2011 3:18 PM concerning plant:
    What a beauty!!
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  • Posted by SongofJoy (Clarksville, TN - Zone 6b) on Dec 7, 2013 3:51 AM concerning plant:
    Phacelia is from the Greek, meaning "bundle," and refers to the clusters of flower branches.
    Reply to this comment
Discussion Threads about this plant
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such a vivid blue! by piksihk Feb 24, 2014 3:05 AM 1

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