Echium callithyrsum
PRIDE OF MADEIRA, GRAN CANARIA BORAGE
Boraginaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
2m
Plant habit
 
2m

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Pruning: Remove spent flower stems & lightly prune after flowering.

 
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Echium callithyrsum
PRIDE OF MADEIRA, GRAN CANARIA BORAGE
Boraginaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-11

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
2m
Plant habit
 
2m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue

Flowering Time: early spring to mid summer

Leaves: blue-green; crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, contemporary, dry style, coastal & cottage designs

Uses: informal screen, informal hedge, accents, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: hummingbird, butterfly attracting, bee attracting , deer resistant






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