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Phacelia neomexicana
New Mexico phacelia is a small native annual wildflower of the southwestern United States, grown from seed for its blue-violet flowers. It is easy to start from seed in cool conditions and suits dry, open sites.
Phacelia neomexicana, also known by the common names New Mexico phacelia and New Mexico scorpionweed, is an annual flowering plant in the Hydrophyllaceae. The Zuni people mix the powdered root with water and use it for rashes.
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 neomexicana 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.
