Desert Bluebell | |
Phacelia campanularia, Waterleaf family
(Hydrophyllacea)
| |
Flowers: | Bell-shaped deep blue to purplish flowers (to 1" wide) with white-tipped blue filaments. Edges are scalloped evenly into 5 lobes, and there are white markings on the flower's inner surface. |
Leaves: | Velvety soft dark green leaves are generally round, with ruffly reddish edges. |
Height: | Generally low growing, some sources indicate the plant may reach 2' high. |
Photographed April 5, in the Superstition Mountain area. |