Echium candicans
PRIDE OF MADEIRA
Boraginaceae

 
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Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

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

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
2.5m
Plant habit
 
3m

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Origins: Atlantic Islands

Other Botanical Names: Echium fastuosum

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Echium candicans
PRIDE OF MADEIRA
Boraginaceae

 

  Plant type: evergreen soft-wooded perennial

Hardiness zones: 9-10

Sunlight: hot overhead sun

Soil Moisture: dry for extended periods to dry between watering

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

Tolerances: high wind, second line salt wind, light frost
2.5m
Plant habit
 
3m

FEATURES

Flowers: blue, purple, white or pink

Flowering Time: early spring to late summer

Leaves: blue-grey; crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

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

Uses: informal screen, informal hedge, accents, border

Growth rate: average

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average

Animals: hummingbird, butterfly attracting, bee attracting , deer resistant






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