Echium simplex
PRIDE OF TENERIFE
Boraginaceae

  
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Plant type: evergreen biennial

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
2m
Plant habit
 
0.7m

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Pruning: Remove spent flower stems & lightly prune after flowering.

 
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Echium simplex
PRIDE OF TENERIFE
Boraginaceae

  

  Plant type: evergreen biennial

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
2m
Plant habit
 
0.7m

FEATURES

Flowers: white

Flowering Time: early spring to late summer

Leaves: blue-grey; crossed leaf arrangement


DESIGN

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

Uses: accents, border, informal hedge

Growth rate: fast

Maintenance Level: average

Skill Level: average






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