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One flower that is sure to make jaws drop is the Echium wildpretii of tower of jewels flower. The amazing biennial can grow from 5 to 8 feet (1.5-2 m.) tall and is coated in the second year with brilliant pink flowers. If sheer size doesn’t impress you, the silvery foliage and prominent anthers give the flowers and foliage a sparkle when sunlight hits them. Echium wildpretii is a short-lived plant, typically lasting two or three years before dying out. It’s not the easiest plant to cultivate, requiring special care to achieve fuller blooms.
It’s also acquired several common names, including:
Tower of jewels
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This variety of Echium is native to the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco. In this region the weather is mild with sunny, warm sea breezes in summer and cool, but not freezing, winters. Echium tower of jewels starts its first year of life as a grayish to silver rosette set low to the ground.
In the second year, it produces a tall, thick flower spire with slightly ragged silver foliage below. The spire bursts with cerise to salmon pink-cupped flowers arranged in rows upon rows. Each of the nearly one hundred blooms have white anthers reaching out from the throat of the flower. These catch the light and along with the foliage, make the plant appear to be dipped in pixie dust. The plants are not terribly hardy, but a greenhouse is a great method for how to grow Echium. Temperate and warmer zone gardeners should try growing tower of jewels as a centerpiece for the exterior landscape. The Echium tower of jewels flower will give you years upon years of breathtaking beauty and architectural delight.
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It’s also acquired several common names, including:
Tower of jewels
Red bugloss
Mount Teide bugloss
Tenerife bugloss
This variety of Echium is native to the Canary Islands off the coast of Morocco. In this region the weather is mild with sunny, warm sea breezes in summer and cool, but not freezing, winters. Echium tower of jewels starts its first year of life as a grayish to silver rosette set low to the ground.
In the second year, it produces a tall, thick flower spire with slightly ragged silver foliage below. The spire bursts with cerise to salmon pink-cupped flowers arranged in rows upon rows. Each of the nearly one hundred blooms have white anthers reaching out from the throat of the flower. These catch the light and along with the foliage, make the plant appear to be dipped in pixie dust. The plants are not terribly hardy, but a greenhouse is a great method for how to grow Echium. Temperate and warmer zone gardeners should try growing tower of jewels as a centerpiece for the exterior landscape. The Echium tower of jewels flower will give you years upon years of breathtaking beauty and architectural delight.
excerp from -PlantcareToday/GardeningKnowHow