Re: Info on Echiums..

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• To: m*@ucdavis.edu
• Subject: Re: Info on Echiums..
• From: "* B* <r*@hotmail.com>
• Date: Mon, 19 May 1997 07:27:20 PDT

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>It most closely resembles the architectural form of 
>Echium wildpretii but always has blue flowers, greenish, hairy foliage 
>and is at least twice the size of Echium wildpretii. Browsing my 
>reference books nothing really stands out as a description. Does anyone 
>have a name for such a creature?
 
>Slugs & Bugs,
 
>Ernie

Yes, it is Echium Pininana from the Canary Islands. It grows well here on
the South coast of Ireland. Mine have now reached 15 feet and are presently
covered in flowers. The bumblebees love them. They self seed all over the
place and are certainly a talking point! I heard that they were an
endangered species in their native Canaries but do not know how true that
is. I certainly did not see any when I toured Gran Canaria last October.
Perhaps someone will let me know.

Best wishes
Richard Bradfield



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