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  • ECHIUM pininana 'Blue Steeple'
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    ECHIUM pininana 'Blue Steeple'

    Commonly known as Tree echium

    Biennial producing an eyecatching spire of masses of blue flowers
    Seeds
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    Per Packet   - Click to view photo - Early in the year, typically January til end of March, herbaceous plants might be supplied in 9cm pots to ensure timely despatch
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    Delivery Information
    Normally 3 - 5 days
    Collect only available from our nursery nr Redruth in Cornwall
    Ready in 3 - 5 days
    £5.00 per packet 
    MULTIBUY SAVING
    Any 3+ for £4.00 each
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    • Architectural interest
    • Good to know
      Wildlife plant. Attracts butterflies and other insects
    • Pests & Diseases
      Slugs on young growth
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin
    • Evergreen
      Elliptic-lance-shaped, densely and roughly, silver-hairy leaves to 7cm (2¾in) long.
    • Blue
    • Spikes
      To 4m (13ft) long
    • Border
      Suitable for the back of a large border
    • Frost hardy (down to -5)
    • Height
      To 4m (13ft)
    • Spread
      90cm (36in)
    • Herbaceous
      Early 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. Usually flowers in second or third year sending up a spire of funnel-shaped flowers with large bracts
    • Half hardy - unheated greenhouse / mild winter
      Hardy 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)
    • Autumn Seasonal Interest
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Summer Seasonal Interest
    • Winter Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile well drained soil
      Moderately fertile
    • Full sun
      Shelter from strong winds
    • skin irritant
      People and pets, i.e. cats, dogs, rabbits, rodents
    • Bee friendly
    • Butterfly friendly
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