Botanical Name: Common Names:
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira, syn Echium fastuosum
Native: Foliage Type:
No Evergreen
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
Large fast growing perennial shrub that is a feature in any garden with masses of large purple cone like flowers throughout spring and summer. Long foliage is greyish green and has a rough texture. Grows approx. 2m x 2m. Great for coastal areas or to mass plant.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
2-4m 2-4m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Coastal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
Cultural Notes: Prune after flowering to keep plant looking tidy, cut back hard end of autumn to reduce size and to promote new growth from lower branches. Can readily self seed after rain and is considered as a noxious weed in some areas. Grows best in full sun, foliage can rot if plant is not getting enough sun.
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, None
Family Name: Origin:
Boraginaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Blue
Flower Fragrant: No
Flowering Season: Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Fast
Maintenance Level: Low
Water Usage: Low
Drought: High
Frost: Tender
Wind: High
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