Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-665.31.06
Phacelia tanacetifolia
English: Lacy phacelia; Purple tansy; Blue tansy; Fiddleneck.
German: Rainfarn-Phazelie.
Region: south-western N. America , California; naturalized in Europe.
Habitat: temperate; open flats and slopes; below 1200 metres.
Use: medicineal; for honey; plant for green manure crop.
Botany
Herb; up to 60 cm tall.
Flowers : rich source of nectar.