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    Echium vulgare

    Also Known As

    • Blueweed
    • Viper's Bugloss

    Plant type

    annual / biennial

    size

    • H: 24"-36"
    • W: 12"-15"

    planting zones

    • 1-12

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    Echium vulgare plant details

    Echium vulgare is a broadleaf deciduous annual / biennial with green foliage. In summer blue, pink and purple flowers emerge. Attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Does well in average and well-drained soil.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Echium vulgare

    Plant type: annual / biennial
    Plant family: boraginaceae
    Foliage: deciduous green
    Mature size: 12 IN - 15 IN - wide, 24 IN - 36 IN - tall
    Flowers: blue, pink and purple blooms in summer

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Echium vulgare

    USDA Zones: 1 - 12
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: regular
    Resistant to: deer, rabbit and snail / slug
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    An annual or short-lived perennial, though it is inclined to self-sow so it will often become a more-or-less permanent fixture in your garden if you let it. It has typical echium foliage -- rough, hairy, and coarse, and producing spikes of reddish purple or blue flowers about 1 foot tall. I find it rather lovely rambling about the garden, and it has never really been a weed for me, though I understand it is rather a noxious one in California.

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    Gardening facts about Echium vulgare plant

    How to Grow Echium vulgare

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in summer

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • pink
      • blue
      • purple

    • Wildlife

      • bees
      • butterflies
      • hummingbirds
      • deer resistant
      • snail / slug resistant
      • rabbit resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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