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Name of this purple flower?

Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
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What is the name of this purple flower?  My bees love it, and I've grown it for three years (it keeps reseeding, originally from a pollinator seed mix).. just never knew the name.


Utah, USA.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Phacelia tanacetifolia 😊 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Blue OnionBlue Onion Posts: 2,995
    Thanks @Dovefromabove .. nothing was coming up in image searches for 'purple flowering annual' etc.  The bees love it and it does great here.. I should spread some more seeds around.  
    Utah, USA.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Around here some farmers grow it in corners of their fields ... it works to nurture bees and provide cover for wildlife and game birds ... and looks gorgeous. 😊

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    It is often grown as green manure. If you want quite a bit of it, there are a lot more seeds in  a green manure packet for your money than a wildflower packet.
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