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    ECHIUM
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    ECHIUM

    Includes the monocarpic monsters, E. pininana, which, if conditions permit, will self seed and multiply to bee-loving pillars.

    Flower colours are blue, purple, yellow, white or red.

    Genus of rosette-forming, stiffly hairy annuals and evergreen biennials, perennials (some monocarpic - plants which flower and fruit just once and then die) and shrubs from stony hillsides, cliffs, open woodland and grassy steppes in Europe, the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean, Africa and western Asia.

    The UK native is E. vulgare, viper's bugloss, a biennial important for attracting insects.

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    Plant Details
    • Good to know
      Grown for their spikes of funnel- or bell-shaped flowers. Wildlife plant - bees, hoverflies.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, Canary Islands, Mediterranean, Africa, western Asia.
    • Evergreen
    • Herbaceous
      Early in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • skin irritant
      (People & Pets)
    • Bee friendly
    Planting Tips and Care Advice

    Varieties
    ECHIUM amoenum 'Red Feathers'
    Small growing short-lived perennial with pinkish-red flowers
     
    2 Litre
    £16.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    ECHIUM fastuosum
    Pride of Madeira
    (candicans) - medium bushy shrub with grey-green foliage and short spikes of bluish flowers
     
    Seeds
    £5.00
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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    Available late spring to early summer 2025
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    ECHIUM pininana
    Tree echium
    (pinnifolium) - single stemmed biennial with long green leaves and enormous spikes of purplish-blue flowers
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
    ECHIUM pininana 'Blue Steeple'
    Tree echium
    Biennial producing an eyecatching spire of masses of blue flowers
     
    Seeds
    £5.00
    ECHIUM 'Red Rocket'
    (E. wildpretii x E. 'Pink Fountain'). 4-6 ft spikes of dark pink-red flowers with blue anthers. Some frost tolerance given shelter and good drainage. Perennial
     
    Seeds
    £5.00
    ECHIUM russicum
    Grey-green leaves with spikes of dark red flowers.
     
    1.5 to 2 Litre
    £16.50

    Useful extras...

    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
    All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants. Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
    1 ltr - inc c&p
    £7.50
    Vermin & Pest Control
    Slug Pellets
    Slug killer blue mini pellets are easy to use and give effective control of slugs and snails. Ideal in garden, conservatory or greenhouse.
    800g - Free c&p
    £6.50
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.00
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