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Boraginaceae
Desert Bluebells
Phacelia campanularia
Desert wonder.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Phacelia
- Native to
- Mojave and Sonoran Deserts
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Type
- annual
- Height
- 8-20 in
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- sandy, well-drained
- Water
- low
- Hardiness
- annual
- Lifespan
- annual
Did you know
- It's one of the truest, deepest blue flowers in nature — sometimes called 'California bluebell.'
- Native bees, especially specialist Phacelia bees, are obsessed with the flowers.
- After a wet desert winter, mass blooms can carpet whole hillsides in cobalt blue.
- The plant's hairy stems can cause skin irritation in sensitive people, similar to poison ivy.
- Each plant can produce 600+ seeds, which lie dormant for years until rain triggers germination.
Color meanings
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fleeting beauty
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hidden riches