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California Bluebell Seeds

Phacelia campanularia

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This little beauty is a desert native, but opens its inky blue flowers in any region. For front of meadows. Early. Annual.

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Description

This delicate desert plant blooms almost overnight with one of the richest, inky-blue flowers in the plant kingdom. Of course, it is drought-resistant, but responds to normal rainfall and watering, forgetting all about its desert home. Also called Desert Bell, or Desert Bluebell, this little wildflower is a treat for Easterners and Midwesterners who have rarely seen it. Along with wild baby’s breath (Gypsophila elegans), this is the very earliest bloom in newly-seeded meadows.

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Key Features

Light Requirements

  • Full Sun

Bloom Time

Summer

Life Cycle

Annual

Advantages

  • Bee Friendly
  • Native
  • Mass Plantings
  • Long Bloom Time
  • Naturalizes
  • Easy To Grow
  • Low Maintenance

Additional information

Seed Coverage

1/4 lb covers 3,630 sq ft
1 lb covers 14,520 sq ft

Mature Height

8-20" tall

Soil Type

  • Loamy Soil
  • Sandy Soil

Soil Moisture

  • Dry

Plant Classification

Native Species

Native To

Southwestern deserts of the US.

Life Cycle

Annual

Growing Zones

  • Zone 1
  • Zone 2
  • Zone 3
  • Zone 4
  • Zone 5
  • Zone 6
  • Zone 7
  • Zone 8
  • Zone 9
  • Zone 10

Ideal Region

  • Northeast
  • Southeast
  • Midwest
  • Southwest
  • West

Neonicotinoid Free

Yes
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Overall rating: 4.2 / 5 from 5 reviews.

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Review topics: ["flowers","plants","establishment","factor","germination"].

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Reviews

Fabulous phacelia - deep blue CALIF. native flowers

"Native flowers for my xeriscape garden in California. Besides being beautiful and using VERY little water, these beautiful native flowers are best for our local bees, butterflies, birds and all wildlife here benefits from the planting natives. I plant them with the taller Lacy Phacelia (which are a favorite of all bees here) and EARLIER than my other annuals because they tend to germinate between 55-65 F. degrees. That means getting them in the ground a week to a month BEFORE my other natives like our CA poppies, local Penstemons, Nemophilas and my other faves the ticolor and globe gilia, just to name a few."

— Althea (5/5)

LOVE them!

"These came in a wildflower mix I sowed for 2015's spring and they were the BEST of all the varieties in the mix. Not only were they rabbit and hare resistant (unlike 90% of the other seeds in that mix), but they thrived in my untreated crushed granite soil with just a light sprinkling a week of water. I forgot to buy seeds in time for this year (2016) and was very pleasantly surprised to find more California Bluebells here than last year!! These beautiful gems with the most AMAZING color reseeded! I am going to buy more and cover my hill with them. The neighbors below me are hoping they make their way down. They truly are stunning and they seem to prefer sprouting/growing next to rocks or larger plants (such as my native desert marigolds and ragwort)."

— Deserttrip (5/5)

Nice plant, tricky to establish

"I mass planted this over a large area and got very little successful establishment. I think there are a few relevant factors behind my poor luck: 1) a much colder/wetter/longer spring than normal; 2) I planted it pre-maturely; 3)germination rates maybe a little low; 4)it doesn't seem all that competitive when planted with other species. I'm trying it again this coming year and will modify planting plans somewhat. One critical factor here in the Maritime Northwest seems to be spring planting -- unlike some of our other annuals that do fine when fall planted."

— Jose U. (3/5)

California Bluebells

"A lovely plant. I didn't get as many as I'd hoped for the first year so those that germinated and bloomed were treasured all the more. I will plant more this year, knowing that the germination rate is on the low side."

— JP (4/5)

Great Germination Rate!

"I started a pot of California Bluebell in my greenhouse. Germination was almost 100% in just four days. I can't wait to see these bloom!I'll be planting a 80'x80' plot shortly for early forage for my Honeybees. gerrynavarre[@]"

— The G. (4/5)

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