Item Number: AA275
Phacelia viscida
A native favorite for pollinators
Up to 12 plants ship for just $14.99 - so Fill Your Box and Save*
Phacelia viscida (in the Borage family / Boraginaceae) is one of those California natives that looks almost too saturated to be real. Commonly called Sticky Phacelia or Tacky Phacelia, it earns the name honestly: stems and buds are coated in fine, glandular “tacky” hairs that give the plant a slightly wild, resinous texture and a subtle shimmer in bright light.
Then it blooms—and the color does the talking. Curling clusters of true royal-blue flowers open along branching stems, each bloom about an inch wide, often with a softly patterned, paler throat and bright stamens that pop against the blue. Fast-growing and multi-branching, it typically reaches about 2–3 feet tall and up to 2 feet wide, forming a full, airy mound that feels lush without being fussy.
A California native annual with a naturally generous bloom cycle, Sticky Phacelia is a prolific, long-blooming favorite that’s highly attractive to bees and other pollinators. Plant it in sun to part shade (especially where it can get a little afternoon protection), and give it rich, well-drained soil for best performance. A light feeding once or twice can help keep the show going strong.
And the best part: once it’s happy, it often self-sows, returning with fresh seedlings to keep that “too-blue-to-be-true” magic going season after season.
- Plant type: Flowering
- Pot Size: 4-inch
- Life Span: Annual
- Flower Colors: Blue-Purple
- Bloom Time: Spring
- Zones: Zone 1-11
- Sun Exposure: Part Sun, Sun
- Water needs: Regular Water
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Cannot ship to the following states: AK, HI, GU, PR, VI
Shipping Weight: 1.1 lb
Features
Features
- Attracts Bees / Bee Plants
- California Natives
- Deer Resistant
- Easy Reseeders
- Good for Pollinators & Wildlife
- True Blue
Characteristics
Characteristics
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