Blue Tansy (Fiddleneck) Seeds – Heirloom Native Pollinator Magnet
- Ontario Grown
$2.20
SKU: GS-5000-BLU-DT
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Blue Tansy (Phacelia tanacetifolia), also commonly known as Fiddleneck or Lacey Phacelia, is a magnificent North American native annual prized for its unique, fiddle-shaped coils of feathery lavender-blue blossoms. Featuring soft, fern-like foliage, this fast-growing wildflower is renowned worldwide as one of the single best nectar sources for honeybees, native bumblebees, hoverflies, and butterflies. Highly versatile in the garden, it shines in wildflower meadows, cut flower arrangements, or as an active green manure cover crop that builds soil health.
Spécifications
- Plant Name: Blue Tansy / Fiddleneck / Lacey Phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, Native Wildflower
- Plant Class: Ornamental Wildflower / Cover Crop (Annual)
- Color: Vibrant lavender-blue to violet blossoms, pale green feathery foliage
- Plant Characteristics: Upright branching habit, distinctive coiled flower clusters (scorpioid cymes), deeply lobed ferny leaves
- Suitable Space: Pollinator gardens, wildflower meadows, border backdrops, cover crop plots, cut flower rows
- Season: Late Spring through Summer Bloom
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors early to mid-April as soon as soil can be worked; sow again late August for early autumn cover crop growth.
- Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade
- Watering Needs: Low to Moderate (drought-tolerant once established; thrives in lean, well-drained soils)
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