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Echium pininana

Spectacular plant native to the Canary Islands with outrageously huge purple flower panicles to 250 cm from a large rosette of foliage. Impress your neighbours and plant a hedge of these! They will occasionally re-seed.

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Spectacular plant native to the Canary Islands with outrageously huge purple flower panicles to 250 cm from a large rosette of foliage. Impress your neighbours and plant a hedge of these! They will occasionally re-seed.

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Light requirement
full sun to partial shade
Height range
tall (121cm plus)
Drought resistance
very good
Frost tolerance
poor
Flowering time
spring
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