Photos: roadside County Cork |
Phacelia Curved racemes of bell-shaped lavender-blue flowers. Often self-sows. Flowers provide good source of nectar for bees and other insects. Height to 75cm. Grows in moist, well-drained soil in sun or light shade. Casual garden escape, sometimes included in wildflower seed mixtures. Also sown as a green manure crop and as a 'bee plant'. |