[Phacelias and Scorpionweeds: The Genus Phacelia West of the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed

Phacelia bolanderi

Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi - Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi

Bolander's phacelia as seen in the webmaster's garden in Gresham, OR.........May 30,2009 (left) and June 10, 2024 (right).

Flower of Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi - Inflorescence of Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi - Stem leaf of Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi

Close-ups of the flowers and a stem leaf of bolander's phacelia as seen in the webmaster's garden where it self seeds and slowly spreads across the sunny portions of the garden. It is a reliable bloomer from mid spring through much of the summer.........May 30,2009.

Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi - Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi - Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi

Bolander's phacelia blooming in the webmaster's garden in Gresham, Oregon...........May 26, 2015.

Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi - Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi - Bolander's Phacelia, Bolander's Scorpion-weed: Phacelia bolanderi

Bolander's phacelia blooming in the webmaster's garden in Gresham, Oregon...........June 2, 2020. The photo at right shows a stem leaf with a bee fly resting on it.

Paul Slichter