Purple Fringe - Phacelia sericea - Colorado Rocky Mountain Wildflowers

Common name: Purple Fringe or Purple Pincushion Latin name: Phacelia sericea


Annual/Perennial: Perennial Flowers: June to July Flower size: 4" to 7" spikes Found in: Montane to Alpine Height: 10" - 16" Invasive: No Native species: No Useful in garden: No Image taken: Guanella Pass
		Pictured Wildflower: Purple Fringe Phacelia sericea
Wildflower Field notes: Purple Fringe is a beautiful wildflower with large, purple bottle brush like flowers. It grows in hefty clumps which helps make it easy to find. Look for Purple Fringe along road sides, or in any sandy area in full sun.

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Common name: Purple Fringe or Purple Pincushion Latin name: Phacelia sericea