Echium vulgare (Viper's Bugloss)

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Type	Herbaceous flower, Evergreen, Flowering
Form	Spiky Foliage / Spiky Upright Form, Architectural Form
Size	Large Border / Screening Plant (1.8 to 3m height)
Colours	Dark blue Flowers (Summer), Medium green Foliage
Care	Regular Maintenance Required
Hardiness	Half hardy
Growth	Fast Growing Plant
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Echium vulgare - Cultivation Notes

This tender biennial will flourish in sheltered sunny yet sheltered gardens in the south of England. Requiring a gritty well drained yet fertile soil be prepared to stake 2 - 3 metres of flower spike! Prop by seed to replace annually.

Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage

Strengths of Echium vulgare:

Evergreen foliage for all year round colour and screening
Architectural plant – ideal as a ‘stand out’ plant
Tolerates full sun and sandy, drought-prone soils

Weaknesses of Echium vulgare

Poisonous if eaten/irritating sap

Design & Plant Use for Echium vulgare:

Summer flowering herbaceous plant suitable for border planting
Tall summer flowering shrub suitable for back of border planting
Architectural plant with dramatic foliage suitable for hot dry spot

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