Family | BORAGINACEAE |
Genus species | Phacelia brachyantha Benth. |
Bibliography | Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 279 (1835) |
Native Range | Argentina to Chile |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands and rocks |
Description | leaves to 6cm long, leaves ovate, entire or at base lobate, lobes acute, corolla longer than calyx, anthers not exserted |
Size | 10-20cm |
Color | lavender-blue, lilac |
Bloom | spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 10-16°C division in spring and early fall; cuttings in late summer |
Synonyms | Phacelia brachyantha var. paniculata A.DC. Phacelia brachystemon Kunze ex Brand Phacelia clinopodioides Bertero ex Ruschenb. Phacelia prunellifolia Bertero ex Brand Phacelia simplicifolia Colla |
Territory | 8 Southern America 85 Southern South America (AGE Argentina Northeast, AGS Argentina South, AGW Argentina Northwest, CLC Chile Central, CLS Chile South) |