The next time you go looking for plants in a garden center, there's a fast-growing spring flower that you aren't likely to ...

pauses to point out the colonies of purple flowers painting the path — purple phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida), a native wildflower whose nectar is said to make some of the best honey around.

The colors come in waves. Bright yellow butterweed, purple phacelia and the baby blue bluebells — wildflowers which have found a place to crash for the spring. A red bellied woodpecker ...

Recent tours have unveiled the enchanting phacelia, with flowers coiling like a curled scorpion’s tail in shades of violet blue. Where: San Elijo Lagoon (meet-up location will be emailed to ...

The annual Lacy phacelia — with its lavender-blue, bell-shaped flowers — is a valuable pollinator in the garden that’s especially favored by bees and also attracts hoverflies, beneficial ...

"From mid-February to mid-April, wildflowers such as desert gold, sand verbena, and purple phacelia bloom across the valley floor and alluvial fans, creating vibrant contrasts against the desert's ...

Different types of flowers in a spring garden - budistudio77/Shutterstock ...