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Parry's Phacelia
Phacelia parryi
  
3 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Parry's Phacelia (Phacelia parryi) 3 Nurseries Carry This Plant Phacelia parryi is a species in the Boraginaceae (Forget-Me-Not) family known by the common name Parry's Phacelia. It is native to southern California and Baja California, where it grows in coastal and inland mountain ranges and deserts. It is found in many types of local habitats, such as coastal sage scrub, chaparral, and open, recently burned slopes. It is an annual herb growing a mostly erect stem 10 to 70 centimeters long. It is hairy and coated in soft and stiff glandular hairs. The leaves are up to 12 centimeters long with toothed oval blades borne on petioles. The flower cluster is a cyme of widely bell-shaped flowers each 1 to 2 centimeters long. The flower is purple in color, sometimes with pale coloration in the throat, and an arrangement of five white spots. The five protruding stamens are hairy and tipped with white anthers. It is typically grown from seed with other annuals.

This species can be easily confused with Phacelia minor, and their ranges overlap, though more easily distinguished when in flower. It should be noted that there are a very large number of species in the genus Phacelia. Most are annuals. Gardeners should look for species appropriate to their area and garden conditions.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Annual herb

Size
Size
0.33 - 2.3 ft tall
2.3 ft wide

Form
Form
Upright

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast

Flower Color
Flower Color
Blue, Purple

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Spring

Wildlife Supported
 


 
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 9 likely * ) SHOW ALL
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Megalographa biloba Image
Bilobed Looper Moth Megalographa bilobaMegalographa biloba
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Amblyptilia pica Image
Geranium Plume Moth Amblyptilia picaAmblyptilia pica
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Argyrotaenia franciscana Image
Orange Tortrix Moth Argyrotaenia franciscanaArgyrotaenia franciscana
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Areniscythris brachypteris Image
Oso Flaco Flightless Moth Areniscythris brachypterisAreniscythris brachypteris
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Clepsis fucana Image
Clepsis fucanaClepsis fucana
*
Annaphila ida Image
Annaphila idaAnnaphila ida
*
Ethmia brevistriga Image
Ethmia brevistrigaEthmia brevistriga

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Moisture
Moisture
Extremely Low, Very Low

Summer Irrigation
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 3

Ease of Care
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy

Cold Tolerance
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 20° F

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium

Soil Description
Soil Description
Typically sandy, gravelly or rocky. Soil PH: 6.0 - 8.0

Common uses
Common uses
Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Companion Plants
Companion Plants
Use with other annuals or herbaceous perennials such as Lupinus species, Phacelia species, Clarkia species, Abronia species, Calfornia Buckwheat, White Sage, Chinese Houses, California Fuschia

Propagation
Propagation?
By seed

Natural Setting
Site Type
Site Type
Openings in chaparral and coastal sage scrub from the coastal plain to the desert

Climate
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 3.3" - 35.4", Summer Precipitation: 0.15" - 2.31", Coldest Month: 39.8" - 59.2", Hottest Month: 66.5" - 87.9", Humidity: 1.14" - 43.34", Elevation: -6" - 6109"

Alternative Names
Common Names: Parry's Scorpionweed


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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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