Echium pininana
TREE ECHIUM, TOWER OF JEWELS
Boraginaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial or biennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, light frost
3.5m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

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Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, contemporary, dry style & cottage designs

Uses: accents, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant

 
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Echium pininana
TREE ECHIUM, TOWER OF JEWELS
Boraginaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial or biennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun to warm low sun

Soil Moisture: dry between watering

Soil: ordinary soil, enriched soil, sand, mildly acidic to mildly alkaline

Tolerances: second line salt wind, light frost
3.5m
Plant habit
 
0.4m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue, pink or white

Flowering Time: mid spring to mid summer

Leaves: mid green


DESIGN

Garden Styles: suits mediterranean, contemporary, dry style & cottage designs

Uses: accents, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: deer resistant



HAZARDS

Dangers to touch: leaves






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