Echium
by Diane - August 19th, 2012.Filed under: Thompson and Morgan.
Echium Collection – 2 packets – 1 of each variety (40 seeds in total) £4.99
Collection comprises one packet each of:pininana: Sometimes called Tower of Jewels or Pride of Tenerife! Exceptionally tall flower spikes packed with either rose or purple-blue flowers, interspersed with silver-green lanceolate leaves.,p. alba Snow Tower: Rare white-flowered form of this popular garden giant! Flowering in the second year..
Echium pininana – 1 packet (25 seeds) £3.49
No wonder this is also called Tower of Jewels or ‘Pride of Tenerife! Exceptionally tall flower spikes packed with either rose or purple-blue flowers, interspersed with silver-green lanceolate leaves.
Echium vulgare ‘Blue Bedder’ – 1 packet (200 seeds) £1.99
Glorious blue flowers buzzing with bees.
Echium fastuosum – 1 packet (25 seeds) £1.49
Native of the Canary Islands. Height: 60-120cm (2-4ft).
Echium pininana alba ‘Snow Tower’ – 1 packet (15 seeds) £1.49
Rare white-flowered form of this popular garden giant! The cascades of tightly-packed florets appear in the second year from the silver-green rosette and can reach an incredible height.
Worth planting to help the bees and other pollinating insects