Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Phacelia lyallii (A.Gray) Rydb. |
Bibliography | Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 1: 325 (1900) |
Native Range | w. Canada to nw. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocks and scree |
Altitude | 1200-2500m |
Description | stems sparsely hirsute, leaves in outline oblanceolate, 5-10cm, green, sparsely strigose, segments broadly oblong, inflorescence short and dense, calyx lobes linear, hirsute |
Size | 10-25cm |
Color | dark blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Phacelia sericea var. lyallii A.Gray Phacelia sericea ssp. lyallii (A.Gray) Brand |
Territory | 7 Northern America 71 Western Canada (ABT Alberta, BRC British Columbia) 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (IDA Idaho, MNT Montana) |