Alpine Phacelia Alpine Phacelia is a
tubular, bell-shaped or bowl-shaped flower. It can
be blue, violet, or white in color. The anthers of
the flowers stick way out past the flower, giving
it a fringed look. "Phacelia" comes from the
Greek word "phakelos" which means "bundles". The
flowers grow in clusters of 10 to 100 flowers
around the top of a straight stem, which can grow
to be 1 to 2 feet high. Several stems will grow
from one long taproot. The leaves
have several narrow spreading lobes and grow around
the stem. They are The Alpine Phacelia grows on rocky, open or wooded places in the mountains. In the United States they can be found growing at an elevation of 9 -10,000 feet east of the Cascade Range in Oregon, California, Nevada and much of Utah. They can be found on almost all mountains throughout the world. The Alpine Phacelia blooms in mid-summer. Alpine Phacelias belongs to the Waterleaf family. These flowers are used for bordering peoples gardens. by Sarah B. 2000
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