| Description | Lacy Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia) is an annual plant valued as a green manure crop, cover crop, and pollinator plant. Has lavender to blue flowers with long lacy anthers stamens. |
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| Pronunciation | (fa-CEE-lee-ah) (ta-na-see-TI-fo-lee-ah) |
| Plant Type | Annuals |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average, dry |
| Soil & Site | average, dry |
| Flowers | lavender-colored, whisker-like anthers and stamens, curled racemes that uncurl like the fiddlehead of a fern |
| Leaves | dark green, tansy-like ferny foliage, tiny stiff bristles |
| Roots | deep-rooted |
| Dimensions | two plus feet tall |
| Maintenance | readily reseeds |
| Propagation | seeds |
| Native Site | California, USA |
| Misc Facts | AKA: Fiddleneck Phacelia, Tansy-leaf phacelia |
| Notes & Reference | #109-Annuals and Tender Perennials for North American Gardens (Wayne Winterrowd) |
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