Purple Phacelia (Phacelia bipinnatifida)

I went to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park on Wednesday to capture some last snow photos. I think I waited one day too late. I did get some snow photos, but I was more excited about the wildflowers.

I stopped on the way home at the Chestnut Top Trail

and was able to photograph some wildflowers.

The Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers book says this about the Purple Phacelia..."Reaching a height of 12 to 24 inches, this is the tallest of the four phacelias in the Smokies. Purple phacelia blooms in April and May. It is found in some abundance at the start of the Chestnut Top Trail and along Park roads and trails from the valleys up to 2,000 feet elevation."