Recommended as one of the best pollinator plants for native bees and honeybees, Phacelia ciliata is a fast, easy California native annual with real garden charm. Also known as Great Valley Phacelia, it forms dense, ferny mounds about 16" tall and wide, then bursts into clusters of slightly cupped lavender-blue flowers from spring into summer.

This self-sowing wildflower is a wonderful choice for California native annual plantings, meadow gardens, pollinator borders, habitat gardens, and sunny open spaces where bees, butterflies, and beneficial insects can visit often. The blooms are lightly scented with a playful grape-soda fragrance, adding one more reason to plant it where you can enjoy the show up close.

Plant Phacelia ciliata in full sun with well-drained soil. It adapts to many soil types, including clay-ish soil, and is deer resistant. Sensitive gardeners should wear gloves and long sleeves when handling, as the fine hairs may cause skin irritation. Explore more habitat-friendly favorites in our California Native Annuals collection.

We guarantee that the plants we sell are healthy and viable at the time they leave our care.

If a plant arrives in substandard condition, please take clear photographs and contact us within 48 hours of delivery. To ensure eligibility under this guarantee, we strongly encourage you to open and unpack your shipment immediately upon delivery and inspect the plants thoroughly.

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$14.99 flat rate for up to 6 plants is for standard FedEx/UPS Ground shipping to eligible states only. $19.99 for up to 12 plants. Plants being shipped to the following states are sent via Express Mail to help ensure they arrive quickly and healthy. 

(AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IN, KY, ME, MD, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, NC, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, VT, VA, WV)
(list of states subject to change seasonally due to extreme heat or cold conditions)

We cannot ship Annie's Annuals plants to P.O. boxes or outside the continental U.S.

Individual plants are shipped in 4" pots and we ship in boxes of 4, 6, 8, or 12 plants per box.

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Get your plants off to a strong start with our care guide.

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