Echium wildpretii

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Common Name:

Tower of Jewels

Origin:

Native to Tenerife, Canary Islands

Description:

Herbaceous Biennial

A biennial producing a dense rosette of leaves during the first year and in the second year produces an erect inflorescence w/hundreds of dark pink to almost red flowers. Self-seeds and restarts.

 

Characteristics:

Temperature: Hardy to 25F

Sun: Full Sun

Water: Low

Size: 2ft. rosette, 8ft. bloom spike

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