Fiddleneck
Phacelia tanacetifolia
Phacelia
Boraginaceae
Flowering Plants
🌱 Beginner Friendly
Fiddleneck is a fast-growing annual wildflower that thrives in full sun to partial shade with moderate watering. Direct-sow seeds in spring or fall into well-draining soil and thin seedlings to about 6 inches apart. It is an excellent pollinator attractor and requires very little hands-on care once established.
Care Requirements
Care Level
Low
Sun
Partial Sun
Water
Moderate
Growth Rate
Fast
Mature Height
—
Life Cycle
Perennial
Spacing
6″
Flowers
blue
Watering Schedule
Every 7-10 Days • Water Moderately; Keep Soil Evenly Moist But Not Waterlogged
Soil pH
6.4 – 8.6
Foliage
Medium
Ecology & Origin
Native to
Alberta
Algeria
Altay
Amur
Arizona
Austria
Baltic States
Belarus
Belgium
Bulgaria
Buryatiya
California
Canary Is.
Central European Rus
Cyprus
Czechoslovakia
Denmark
East Aegean Is.
East European Russia
France
Attracts
🐝 Bees
🐝 Butterflies
🐝 Moths
Sources
Data: trefle, usda
Image: trefle.io — Taken Oct 4, 2018 by Wolfgang Jauch (cc-by-sa)
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