Wild Canterbury Bells
Phacelia minor
Wild Canterbury bells is a Southern California annual with showy, deep purple bell-shaped flowers, a striking, drought-tolerant reseeder that follows winter rains and feeds early bees in sunny gardens.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Type
- wildflower
- Lifespan
- annual
- Height
- 0.5–2 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- CA, MA
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