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Kim Patten <[log in to unmask]>
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Discussion of Bee Biology <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 21 Jun 1995 22:19:14 -0700
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Also try
  Hudson Seedsman
po box 1058, REdwood City
Calif 94064
 
He has P. campanularia (1/2 foot), P. tanacetifolia (1-3.5ft)and  P. viscida
(1-2 ft).
 
I have done reseearch with P. tanacefolia comparing it to several other bee
plants and found that it was one of the best for both honey bees and long
tongued bumble bees. It reseeded poorly,  however.
 
 
Kim Patten
Long Beach WA
 
 
>Thompson and Morgan seeds offers
>"Phacelia campanularia, 9".
>Likes a sandy soil, good bee plant, introduced in 1882."
>
>(9" = 23 cm).
>Box 1308
>Jackson, NJ 08527   USA
>
>Liz Day
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>Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
>
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