The desert bluebells plants are known
by its scientific name Phacelia campanularia ssp. Vasiformis. The flowers of
these plants are also bright and beautiful in the home garden setting. Keep
reading to learn how to grow Phacelia campanularia.
Desert Bluebells Plant Info
The desert bluebells plants are actually
native annual herbs that like sun and dry soil. The desert bluebells themselves
are stiff and erect. If you start growing desert bluebells phacelia
campanularia you’ll find that the oval leaves are rounded and covered with fine
hairs. The desert bluebell plant flowers are large, bell-shaped, and a vivid
shade of blue. They actually have yellow anthers that protrude from the bell of
the petals.
How to Grow Phacelia Campanularia
Desert bluebells phacelia
campanularia grow naturally in deserts in southern California. Occasionally
they flower en masse after a wet winter, with thousands of them forming masses
of sapphire blue. If you’d like to see that gorgeous blue color in your own
garden, you may want to know how to grow a desert bluebells phacelia
campanularia. First you need to check your hardiness zone. Desert bluebells
phacelia campanularia care is easy if you plant the flowers in USDA plant
hardiness zones nine through ten. Site the Desert bluebells in a full sun
location. The desert bluebells phacelia campanularia need well-draining soil,
either coarse or sandy. Act in late summer or early fall, sprinkling the phacelia
campanularia seeds on top of the soil to give them the light they require to
grow.
Before you start growing desert
bluebells phacelia campanularia, you will actually want to know their mature
size. They can get to about twenty-four inches tall and eighteen inches wide. The
flowers appear in February and March and last about a month.
How to Care for Desert Bluebell
The desert bluebells phacelia
campanularia are native’s plant and native plants know how to fend for
themselves. For example, once the desert bluebells phacelia campanularia are
established, do not irrigate them. The desert bluebells phacelia campanularia
will make do with whatever water is available. Don’t use any fertilize .
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