Echium 'Pink Fountain'
Viper's bugloss 'Pink Fountain', Tower of jewels 'Pink Fountain', Echium pininana 'Pink Fountain'
Echium Echium
'Pink Fountain' _ 'Pink Fountain' is a robust, rosette-forming, evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial with rough-hairy, narrowly lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and, from each rosette, a long panicle of funnel-shaped, deep pink flowers in summer.
Echium 'Pink Fountain' is: Evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette
Severe discomfort may result if any part of the plant is ingested. Foliage may cause skin irritation.
Dark-pink in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Slugs , Glasshouse whitefly , Vine weevil Slugs , Glasshouse whitefly , Vine weevil
Generally disease-free.
Sow seed at 13-18C in summer.
Seed
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Echium 'Pink Fountain' (Viper's bugloss 'Pink Fountain') will reach a height of 4.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-3 years.
Coastal, City, Bees (attract & feed bees), Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Wallside and trellises
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Avoid excessive winter wet. Protect with horticultural fleece in autumn. Scientifically classed as a 'triennial' since it typically lives for three years, flowering 1-2 years after sowing.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Echium 'Pink Fountain'
Viper's bugloss 'Pink Fountain', Tower of jewels 'Pink Fountain', Echium pininana 'Pink Fountain'
Echium Echium
'Pink Fountain' _ 'Pink Fountain' is a robust, rosette-forming, evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial with rough-hairy, narrowly lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and, from each rosette, a long panicle of funnel-shaped, deep pink flowers in summer.
Evergreen
Erect flower stem, Rosette
Severe discomfort may result if any part of the plant is ingested. Foliage may cause skin irritation.
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Dark-pink in Summer
Grey-green in All seasons
Slugs , Glasshouse whitefly , Vine weevil
Generally disease-free.
Sow seed at 13-18C in summer.
Seed
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Echium 'Pink Fountain' (Viper's bugloss 'Pink Fountain') will reach a height of 4.5m and a spread of 1m after 2-3 years.
Coastal, City, Bees (attract & feed bees), Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Wallside and trellises
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Avoid excessive winter wet. Protect with horticultural fleece in autumn. Scientifically classed as a 'triennial' since it typically lives for three years, flowering 1-2 years after sowing.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Indoor unheated (H2), Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8
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