Silky Phacelia
Phacelia sericea
Silky phacelia is a striking alpine perennial of the western mountains with silvery, ferny leaves and dense spikes of violet flowers studded with golden stamens, a choice native for sunny rock gardens.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- biennial
- Height
- 0.5–1.5 ft
- Spacing
- 0.5–1 ft apart
- Light
- part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- neutral
- Bloom
- June, July
- Bloom colors
- white, blue, purple
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies
- Landscape uses
- border, container
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY
Related native plants
More Phacelia species
- Wild Canterbury Bells (Phacelia minor)
- Blue Curls (Phacelia congesta)
- Desert Bluebells (Phacelia campanularia)
- Parry's Phacelia (Phacelia parryi)
- Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
- Sticky Phacelia (Phacelia viscida)