Echium pininana (Tree Echium) - Image 2

Botanical name: Echium pininana

Common names: Tree Echium, Pne Echium, Giant Viper's-bugloss

Family: Boraginaceae

Origin: Canary Islands

USDA Plant Hardiness MapLarge shrub 5-10 ft tallFull sunWatering: Moderate. Water when top soil feels dryBlue, lavender, purple flowersPlant attracts butterflies, hummingbirds
Echium pininana (Tree Echium) purple flower tower, standing tall with slender, elongated green leaves.
Echium pininana (Tree Echium) purple flower tower reaches toward the sky above a standing person.


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