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Imbricate phacelia

Phacelia imbricata

Also called Mountain Phacelia

Imbricate phacelia
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Imbricate phacelia is a hairy, glandular perennial wildflower from California and Baja California, found in mountains, desert and coastal habitats. It is a wild native rather than a common garden plant, so care is best matched to its dry, open native conditions.

Family
Hydrophyllaceae (Hydrophyll family)
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water sparingly once established; allow soil to dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gritty soil; avoid heavy clay.
Temperature
10–30 °C; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
California to Mexico (Baja California Norte)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Phacelia imbricata is a species of phacelia known by the common name imbricate phacelia. It is native to much of California and Baja California, where it can be found in varied habitat in mountains, desert, valleys, and coastline.

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 imbricata 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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