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Echium pininana
Big, bold and beautiful shrubby perennial. It likes well drained soils and lots of sun and is quite happy where soils are dry and poor. By nature a coastal plant, the sandy, windy conditions of beach gardens are very much to its liking. It’s an excellent foliage plant with felty grey-green leaves, as well as having gorgeous big purple-blue flower heads in spring. Great on banks surrounded by groundcovering, sun loving daisy flowers such as arctotis, gazanias and osteospermums.
Genus
Echium
Species
pininana
Cultivar
Common name
Pride of Madeira
Family name
Boraginaceae
Place of origin
Maderia
DETAILS
Height
1 m
Width
1 m
(expected growth in average NZ conditions in 5 to 10 years)
Leaves
Evergreen
Soil Type
Grows in most soil types / Needs well drained soil
Moisture
Tolerates dry soils
Exposure
Grows in exposed or coastal sites. / Prefers a sunny site / Will tolerate moderate frosts
Nourishment / Structure / Texture / Whimsical
Perennials
Category
Large, over 1.2 metres.
Availability
All our current stock has been dispatched out to retailers. If they have none left for you, we are growing another crop to supply as soon as possible.
Where to buy our plants
Where to buy our plants