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Beginner
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0.9m
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3m
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2 years
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1 hour care
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This plant
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Botanical name: Echium pininana
Other names: Tree echium, Echium pinnifolium
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Genus: Echium
Species: E. pininana - E. pininana is a biennial, producing a low rosette of silvery-green, lance-shaped leaves in its first year. In its second year, it bears large spires, up to 30cm, of blue flowers on stout stems.
Echium pininana is: Semi evergreen
Flower: Blue in Summer
Foliage: Silvery-grey, Green in Spring; Silvery-grey, Green in Summer
Habit: Erect
Toxicity: Severe discomfort may result if any part of the plant is ingested. Foliage may cause skin irritation.
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Echium pininana (Tree echium) will reach a height of 3m and a spread of 0.9m after 2 years.
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Suggested uses: Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Low Maintenance, Wildflower
Cultivation: Sow seeds in-situ in spring or under glass. Echiums need to grow in full sun in free-draining soil. They may be left to self-seed after flowering if desired.
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Chalky, Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South, West |
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Sheltered |
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Tender in frost (H3) |
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Comment from
Steve
What a stunning plant! full of blue flowers on 4 stems when first bought, but flowers soon died after a few frosts. However, after removing the dead flower heads, a few weeks later in June its began to flower again - not fully yet though. Any tips welcomed.
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- Posted: Fri. 25th June 2010 15:24
- Last reply: Tue. 29th June 2010 15:31
Comment from
Miriam Mesa-Villalba
This relative of the native viper's bugloss is only just hardy in most parts of the country but makes a very dramatic addition to a sunny border with its huge spikes of flowers which offer pollen and nectar to bees throughout several months.
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- Posted: Thu. 21st May 2009 09:20
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