// SPECIES PROFILE · ANNUAL · NATIVE

Oceanblue phacelia

Phacelia ranunculacea

Oceanblue phacelia (Phacelia ranunculacea) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, MO. Hardy in zones 5a–8a. Mature size 1"–10".

// QUICK FACTS

Family: —
Group: annual
Native range: Native to AR, IL, IN, KY, MO, OH, TN, WV
USDA hardiness: Zones 5a–8a
Mature size: 1"–10"
Sun: —
Water: —
Bloom: —
Wildlife value: Pollinator and wildlife support
Ecological role: native species profile

Oceanblue phacelia (Phacelia ranunculacea) — *Phacelia ranunculacea* — Oceanblue phacelia. Photo by Mason Brock (Masebrock) via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain).

Field Notes

[ growing · ecology · siting · care ]

Oceanblue phacelia (Phacelia ranunculacea) is a annual in the — family. Native range includes AR, MO. Hardy in zones 5a–8a. Mature size 1"–10".

Why it's on this list: native species profile. Native-range data from the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center (NPIN), cross-checked against iNaturalist observations. Part of Rooted Revival's regional native plant catalog — true natives for Oklahoma, Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas.

Companion Planting

[ guild · polyculture · cross-layer pairings ]

In the same native range, oceanblue phacelia pairs naturally with: Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta), Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria), Tall Thistle (Cirsium altissimum).