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ECHIUM pininana
Commonly known as Tree echium
(pinnifolium) - single stemmed biennial with long green leaves and enormous spikes of purplish-blue flowers
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EvergreenBristly, elliptic-lance-shaped , silver-hairy leaves to 7cm (3in) long
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BluePurplish blue
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Height4m (13ft)
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Spread90cm (36in)
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HerbaceousEarly in the year, typically January till end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch.Rosette forming biennial or short lived perennial. Each rosette produces a spike of funnel-shaped flowers with large bracts
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Tall Shrub
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Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winterHardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK except in severe winters and a risk from sudden (early) frosts. May be hardy elsewhere with wall shelter or good micro-climate. Likely to be damaged or killed in cold winters. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -5°C (23°F)
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Full sun
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Partial shadeCan tolerate light shade.
ECHIUM pininana
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Additional FeaturesArchitectural interestEndangered in the wildThese plants are listed on the International Union for Conservation of Nature's list of 'Red Plants'. This is a list of threatened species in the wild, they are either critically, endangered or vulnerable to extinction.EndangeredGood to knowDramatic, fast-growing, tall spikes from second year. Will self-seed. Attractive to insects.Pests & DiseasesSlugs. Under glass, whiteflies, red spider mitesPlace of originCanary Islands.
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Flower ShapeSpikes1.5-4m (5-13ft) long
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HardinessFrost hardy (down to -5)
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Seasonal InterestAutumnSpringSummerWinter
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Soil ConditionsFertile well drained soil
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Toxic - Category CSkin irritant(People & Pets)
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WildlifeBee friendlyButterfly friendly
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Echium - Growing Guide
- Growing Echium candicans (E. fastuosum)
- Echium pininana - Collecting Seeds - Video Tip ondemand_video
- From seedling to mature plant - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Echium - Self sown seedlings - Video Tip ondemand_video
Herbaceous Plants - Video Collection
- Dividing Herbaceous Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Spring Planting Osteospermums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing Summer Perennials - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dividing summer flowering Hemerocallis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Summer propagation - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Self-seeding aquilegia - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Supporting Plants - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading meconopsis - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Dead heading Delphiniums - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Feeding herbaceous peonies - Video Tip ondemand_video
- Overpotting Problems - Video Tip ondemand_video
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