Phacelia, Vari-leaf, Phacelia heterophylla
Late bloomer. Five
greenish-white petals, many flowers in a coil on a tall, stout stem; biennial
plant. Notes: These look more like a caterpillar than the Caterpillar Phacelia (compare photo here with that in 110_1116). Vari-leaf Phacelia has elliptical leaves while Caterpillar Phacelia has oblong to lance-like leaflets with toothed margins. The flower has a distinctive, coiled, wormlike look with small white flowers on the worm’s back. Click on species name below to go to USDA for this plant Kingdom Plantae -- Plants |
Phacelia, Vari-leaf, Phacelia heterophylla |
This picture of a Vari-leaf
Phacelia before blooming shows its leaves, |