Echium wildpretii (Echium) 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), Silver Foliage Care Regular Maintenance Required Hardiness Half hardy Growth Fast Growing Plant Earmark this plant   Echium wildpretii 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. Plant Strengths: 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. Plant Weaknesses: Poisonous if eaten/irritating sap. Design & Plant Use for Echium wildpretii: 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 If you've enjoyed the FindMePlants website, why don't you help make it better and buy the FMP boys a cuppa?

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