Distant Phacelia. Phacelia distans, Waterleaf Family ( Hydrophyllaceae ), Distant Phacelia. Also called Wild Heliotrope, Common phacelia, Blue Phacelia. We wish to thank Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia for some of the information on this page. We share images and information with Wikipedia. Annual. Perennial. Thirty eight species of Phacelia in Arizona. Quick Notes: Height: From about 18 inches tall and about 12 inches wide. Flowers: Flowers violet-purple, whitish bell to trumpet-shaped with 5 rounded lobes to 1/2" wide. The flowerhead is finely haired, with terminal coils. Flowering Time: Mid February - May. Leaves: The variable leaves are once or twice pinnately divided, dark green, to 5" long. Stems reddish and hairy, sticky. Fruit: A sharp-pointed, narrow capsule with an elongated tail, which coils spirally at maturity. The point is driven into the ground as it ripens. Found: Native of California, adjacent sections of Nevada and Arizona in the United States, and parts of northern Mexico. Hardiness: USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 �C (20 �F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 �C (25 �F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 �C (30 �F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 �C (35 �F) Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline) 7.9 to 8.5 (alkaline) Sun Exposure: Full Sun Partial Shade Elevation: 0 to 4,000 Feet. Habitat: Phacelia's habitat is the desert environs, where it occupies open, sandy washes to rocky flats, bajadas, roadsides, and playas. Miscellaneous: Flowering Photos Taken Bartlett Lake, Arizona. March 09, 2009.

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