Echium fastuosum
Plant Facts
Scientific Name | Echium fastuosum |
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Description | Echium fastuosum is a showy and perennial plant,with spikes of tiny purple-blue flowers appearing in spring to early summer. |
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Nativity | Canary Islands |
Height Range | 4 - 8 FT |
Spread Range | 4 - 8 FT |
Flower Showy | Y |
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Sunset Zones | |
USDA Zones | 9a : 9b : 10a : 10b : 11 |
Leaf Color | Blue-Gray |
Leaf Texture | Fuzzy |
Form | Shrub |
Flower Color | Blue : Purple |
Flower Time | Spring : Summer |
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Ease of Growing | Easy |
Light Preferences | Sun (minimum 8 hours direct sun) : Part Sun |
Soil Preferences | Sandy : Well-drained |
Watering Preferences | Drought Tolerant : Medium : Sparse |
Outstanding Features | Attracts Bees : Attracts Butterflies : Color : Drought tolerant : Flower : Foliage : Form |
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