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Silverleaf phacelia

Phacelia hastata

Also called Silver Leaved Phacelia, Silver Leaved Scorpion Weed, Low Phacelia

Silverleaf phacelia
Photo: Matt Lavin from Bozeman, Montana, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0

Silverleaf phacelia is a variable native perennial herb of western North America, grown for its silvery foliage and white or lavender bell-shaped flowers. It is a wildflower for dry, sandy or rocky ground, and this entry covers the species as a whole.

Family
Hydrophyllaceae (Hydrophyll family)
Grows as
Perennial
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; let the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Sandy to rocky, very well-drained soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters and tolerates heat; protect young plants from hard frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
W. Canada to W. & NC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Phacelia hastata is a species of flowering plant in the family Hydrophyllaceae. Its common names include silverleaf scorpionweed, silverleaf phacelia, and white-leaf phacelia. It is native to western North America from British Columbia and Alberta south to California and east to Nebraska. It can be found in many types of habitat, including scrub, woodland, and forest, up to an elevation of 13,000 feet. It prefers sandy to rocky soil.

Other Phacelia plants

Glandular yellow phacelia · Limestone phacelia · Aven Nelson's phacelia · Sanddune phacelia · Attwood's phacelia · Southern Sierra phacelia · Fernleaf phacelia · Bolander's phacelia · Shortlobe phacelia · Brewer's phacelia · California phacelia · Calthaleaf phacelia

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Phacelia hastata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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