Echium vulgare (any variety)
Viper's bugloss (any variety), Viper's herb (any variety), North American blueweed (any variety), Snake flower (any variety), Viper's grass (any variety), Blueweed (any variety), Cat's tail (any variety), Adderwort , Blue devil (any variety), Blue thistle (any variety)
Echium Echium
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E. vulgare (any variety) are upright, bristly biennials with hairy, linear to narrowly lance-shaped, toothed, grey-green leaves and short, dense cymes or spikes of broadly bell-shaped, violet-blue, sometimes pink or white flowers in early summer.
Echium vulgare (any variety) is: Deciduous
Bushy, Upright
Severe discomfort may result if any part of the plant is ingested. Foliage may cause skin irritation.
Blue, White, Pink, Violet in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Glasshouse whitefly , Slugs Glasshouse whitefly , Slugs
Generally disease-free.
Deadhead to prolong flowering.
Sow seed at 13-16C in late summer.
Seed
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Echium vulgare (any variety) (Viper's bugloss (any variety)) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Wildflower
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Echium vulgare (any variety)
Viper's bugloss (any variety), Viper's herb (any variety), North American blueweed (any variety), Snake flower (any variety), Viper's grass (any variety), Blueweed (any variety), Cat's tail (any variety), Adderwort , Blue devil (any variety), Blue thistle (any variety)
Echium Echium
E. vulgare (any variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your Echium vulgare (Viper's bugloss), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
E. vulgare (any variety) are upright, bristly biennials with hairy, linear to narrowly lance-shaped, toothed, grey-green leaves and short, dense cymes or spikes of broadly bell-shaped, violet-blue, sometimes pink or white flowers in early summer.
Europe
Deciduous
Bushy, Upright
Severe discomfort may result if any part of the plant is ingested. Foliage may cause skin irritation.
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Blue, White, Pink, Violet in Summer
Grey-green in Spring; Grey-green in Summer; Grey-green in Autumn
Generally disease-free.
Deadhead to prolong flowering.
Sow seed at 13-16C in late summer.
Seed
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Echium vulgare (any variety) (Viper's bugloss (any variety)) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.3m after 1-2 years.
Beds and borders, Bees (attract & feed bees), Coastal, Cottage/Informal, Wildflower
Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in sun.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
North, South, East, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4
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