General Information

  • Category- Flower
  • Binomial Name- Phacelia campanularia
  • Common Names-  Desertbells, California bluebell 
  • Spread- 18 inches**
  • Height- 24 inches**
  • Average Production- 20-25 flowers
  • Days to Maturity- 75-80 days*

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  Well-drained soils, Loamy or Sandy
  • Soil moisture- 20%
  • Soil pH- 6.8-7.5
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- In late Summer or early Fall(September)
  • Temperature range- 14-32 Celsius

Tips to Grow Desert Bluebell

  1. Arrange good quality desert bluebell seeds.
  2. The soil should be organically rich, evenly moist, and well-drained.
  3. Plant the seed 1 inches deep in the soil and about 3 inches of space in consecutive plants.
  4. Desert bluebell are natives, and native plants know how to fend for themselves.
  5. Cut bluebells to use in arrangements when half the bells are open. Allow flowers to ripen until they shed mature seed if you want the plants to increase in number.
  6. Don’t touch the plant parts with naked hand, it irritates.

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

*To get flowers quickly, the users can buy plants from nursery.

Flowers