How to Grow and Care for Lacy Phacelia

 

Another name for the lacy phacelia flower is Phacelia tanacetifolia, the lacy phacelia flower may not be something you’d randomly plant in your garden. The lacy phacelia plant is actually a one to three foot leggy wildflower with a bloom that looks similar to a thistle. The lacy phacelia plant is a heavy nectar producer. The plant is an attractive addition to the ornamental bed, you might actually want to plant it to attract pollinators. Continue reading to learn more about lacy phacelia flower.

 

Lacy Phacelia Plant Information

The Lacy phacelia flower is well-known for its ability to attract butterflies and bees to an area. A lot of gardeners refer to the lacy phacelia flower as the honey plant, as it is one of the top twenty flowers that is actually used in the natural production of honey.  

Furthermore, there appears to be a shortage of pollinators for the garden because of massive honeybee die-offs. As pollinators seem to be getting scarcer, we’d all like to find ways of attracting more of them to our home landscape. The Lacy phacelia plant growing in or near the garden not only attracts bees, but also butterflies as well. Include the Lacy phacelia plant near vegetable and ornamental gardens for bigger blooms and vegetables. The Lacy phacelia plant growing is sometimes used in almond orchards for this purpose. You need to beware of the aggressive spread of this plant, however, which multiplies by the spread of rhizomes and self-seeding. Additional the lacy phacelia plant bloom from April through July. The plants are often found growing in ditches, along roadsides, and in open meadows.

You can plant the lacy phacelia flower from seeds. You can try growing the lacy phacelia flower in containers that can be moved around the garden as different areas need pollination. This can help to control the spread of the plant too. Be sure to include this wonderful plant in areas designed to attract butterflies and also in water-wise gardens. The lacy phacelia plant actually grows best in sunny spots where the soil is poor, rocky, or sandy. If the soil in your flower beds has been amended you can try growing the lacy phacelia flower outside of the garden, but close enough that butterflies and bees can conveniently pollinate the garden blooms.