Echium wildpretii

Type Herbaceous flower, Evergreen, Flowering
Form Spiky Foliage / Spiky Upright Form, Architectural Form
Size Large Border / Screening Plant (1.8 to 3m height)
Colours Blue Flowers (Summer), Grey-silver Foliage
Care Regular Maintenance Required
Hardiness Frost Tender
Growth Fast Growing Plant
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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.
Echium wildpretii
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