Rainfarn-Phacelie

created by Zoë at 13.06.2023

Features

Location

Bed

Outdoor

Growth habit

half-high

Resistances

disease resistant

Color

light blue

Season Overview

Sowing

Harvest

J

F

M

A

M

J

A

S

O

N

D

Description

Phacelia tanacetifolia, the tansy phacelia, is a broadleaf plant native to Mixiko and the USA and is often used as a green fertilizer. It surprises from June to August with a fertilizer for light soils. The small lavender-colored flowers, with typical stamens protruding far above the crown, are arranged in clusters in long rolled coils, so that the branches are reminiscent of an umbellifer. The height is about 70-120 cm. Phacelia tanacetifolia rarely gets sick. Undemanding, easy to care for, not hardy*. Rich insect food with lots of pollen and nectar, especially interesting as bee pasture (Phacelia honey). *If the plant is sown late and is only a few cm high for the winter, it survives the cold and protects the bed from erosion throughout the winter.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

If the phacelia is sown late (end of September, beginning of October), the plants are so small by winter that they can still survive the frost and continue to grow in spring.