Wildflowers
Phacelia tanacetifolia -
Fiddleneck
The flowers attract bees, butterflies and ladybirds. Perfect for use in a wildlife or organic garden, as plant can be dug into soil as a soil improver. Growth is fast, so plant provides quick groundcover and helps suppress weeds. Also produces excellent cut flowers, although they bloom for about 6 weeks only.
- Plant type
- Hardy Annual
- Position
- Full Sun to Partial Sun
- Height
- 50cm
- Spread
- 30cm
Growing calendar
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Sow outdoors
Flowering
Sowing & growing
Sow directly where it is to grow from March-Sep. Scatter the seeds on a weed-free bed and cover with 1cm of soil. Water well and keep moist until germinated. As a green manure, it should be dug up and dug in before flowering, while fresh and green, and then left for a month to break down and improve the soil.
Aftercare
If sown in Autumn, can overwinter as groundcover and be dug in as green manure.
Gallery
Ref. SEP013