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© Ernie Marx
silky phacelia
Phacelia sericea
Fort Collins
- Dimensions
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Height: 4.0 in. to 1.5 ft.
Spread: 4.0 in.; to 1.5 ft. - Growth Form
- Herbaceous, Subshrub
- Program Association
- Nature in the City
- Wildlife Uses
- Hummingbirds, Pollinators/ Invertebrates
- Sun Requirements
- Full Sun
- Water Requirements
- Very Low, Low
- Plant Community
- Alpine, Foothills, Mountains, Subalpine
- Season of Bloom
- June, July, August
- Flower Color
- Purple Shades
- Leaf Color
- Green Shades
- Aggressiveness
- No City Data
- Design Considerations
- Showy Flowers
- Other Considerations
- No City Data
- Duration
- Perennial, Biennial
- Natural Landscape Position
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Fort Collins Model
1 - Soil Type
- Rocky, Variable, Well Drained
- Pests/Disease Prone
- No City Data
- Hazards/Toxic
- No City Data.
Notes
This is an important adult food host for many of our native invertebrates.
Great for rock gardens.