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How to grow Echium growing and care:
Frost free, well drain soil
What is the best way to start growing?
Plant / Seed / Cutting
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
Invasive
Planting season:
Spring, summer, autumn
Pests and diseases:
Whitefly, aphids, spider mite
Pruning season:
Autumn / Winter
How to prune:
Cut the spike of the plant after the bloom (or the seeds)
Size of the plant:
0.6-2 m, 24-80 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Fast growing / Medium growing
Water requirement:
Small amount of water / Average amount of water
Light conditions in optimal condition for growing:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow indoor as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter, flowerpot or containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season?
Spring / Summer
General information about the flower :
Blue, purple, red or pink flowers grow on spike in inflorescence flowers attract pollinators
Scientific name:
Echium
Categories
Blooming Seasons
Spring flowers Summer flowers
Flower colors
Blue flower Purple flower
Climate
Desert Climate Mediterranean Climate Subtropics Climate
Ornamental parts
Ornamental flower Ornamental leaves Ornamental plant
Plant growing speed
Average growing plants Fast growing plants
Plant life-form
Evergreen Perennial plant Shrub
Plant Uses
Floristry Ornamental plants
Planting Season
Autumn Planting Spring Planting Summer planting
Plants sun exposure
Watering plants
Regularly water Small amounts of water
Hardiness zone
Hardiness zone 10 Hardiness zone 11 Hardiness zone 9