Botanical Name: Echium candicans
Common Names: Pride of Madeira,
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)
Costal Garden, Feature, Foliage Feature / Colour, Low Water Garden, Mass Planting
Pests & Diseases: Generally trouble free
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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