Japanese name: ハゼリソウ（葉芹草） Scientific name:Phacelia tanacetifolia
[Overview]
An annual 30–100 cm tall.
The whole plant is covered with glandular hairs.
The stem is erect.
The leaves are alternate, 2–20 cm long, deeply pinnately cut, with the lobes further pinnately divided.
Cymes to racemes arise at the stem tips, and the branches of the inflorescence are coiled downward in a spiral.
The flowers are tubular, pale blue to lavender, and the tip of the corolla is divided radially into 5 lobes.
Five stamens protrude out of the flower.
The fruit is a capsule.
[Cultivation]
Propagate from seed.
It prefers sunny, well-drained, not very fertile, slightly dry sandy soil.
It dislikes heat and humidity.
