Colorado's mountain wildflowers are famous for their beauty, and to my eye one of most handsome is silky phacelia, Phacelia sericea. It is a long-lived perennial that sprouts each year from a woody ...

ASHLAND, Ore.— In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today protected the sand dune phacelia as a threatened species under the ...

A rare plant that grows in the coastal dunes of Southern Oregon may soon be listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act. This week, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made an official ...

Phacelia filiae N. D. Atwood, F. J. Smith & T. A. Knight is an undescribed species from Clark, Nye, and Lincoln Counties, Nevada. It is closely related to Phacelia parishii of California, Arizona, and ...

PORTLAND, Ore.— Eight conservation groups filed a petition with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today seeking Endangered Species Act protection for silvery phacelia, a rare plant that grows on a ...

In response to a petition and lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service protected the sand dune phacelia as a threatened species under the Endangered Species ...

Attracting pollinators to the garden is always a priority for organic gardeners. Phacelia, a genus of 200 or so annuals and perennials native to the drier parts of North America, are one of the best ...

American Journal of Botany, Vol. 58, No. 1 (Jan., 1971), pp. 98-104 (7 pages) The germination characteristics of a population of the winter annual Phacelia dubia (L.) Tiel. var. dubia from the middle ...

There are several options to help naturally. Growing herbs encourages good bugs and the strong smell can deter some insect pests. Basil is a traditional companion plant for tomatoes as it encourages ...

Growing phacelia or oil radish cover crops in vegetable rotations proved to be the most effective cover option in a trial investigating 26 different species and varieties. Run by Agri-Tech Cornwall ...