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Phacelia Seeds - Description
- Pack of Phacelia Seeds
- Variety: Cottage Garden
- Phacelia Tanacetifolia
- Hardy Annual
- Self-Seeding Flower
- Summer Flowering (May to August)
- Pack Size: Approx. 580 Seeds
Phacelia Seeds - Plant Details
- Annual flower - Completes it's life cycle in one year
- Phacelia work well in borders and informal planting
- Height: 60cm (24 inches)
- Spacing: 12cm (5 inches)
- Flower: Silvery blue flower
- Flowering Period: May - August
- Preferred Soil Type: All soil types
- Preferred pH: Neutral, alkaline or acidic
- Aspect: Full sun
- Wildlife Value: Attracts hoverflies & ladybirds
- Hoverflies are great for killing off aphids
- Maintenance Level: No maintenance needed
Phacelia Seeds - Uses
- Popular choice in wildflower seed mixes
- Phacelia can be used as a green manure to re-introduce nutrients into the soil
- Best suited to a cottage garden style
Phacelia Seeds - How to Sow
- Sow Phacelia seeds in March - May
- Seeds can be sown directly outside
- Sow seeds thinly
- You can mix sand through the Phacelia seeds
- This will make spreading the Phacelia seeds easier
- Lightly cover with soil
- Germination takes 7 to 25 days
- Once germinated, thin out the seedlings to 12cm (5 inches) apart
- Phacelia will self seed each year
- No cutting is required
