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Echium Species, Candle Bugloss

Echiumboissieri

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Genus

Echium (EK-ee-um)

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Species

boissieri (boy-see-AIR-ee)

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Synonym

Echium albicans

Echium glomeratum

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Foliage

Grown for foliage

Succulent

Height

4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m)

6-8 ft. (1.8-2.4 m)

Spacing

24-36 in. (60-90 cm)

36-48 in. (90-120 cm)

Hardiness

USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F)

USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F)

USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F)

USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)

USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F)

USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)

USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)

Danger

Unknown - Tell us

Bloom Color

Pink

Bloom Time

Mid Spring

Late Spring/Early Summer

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Happenstance

Northern California, CA | September 2003 | positive

Named for Pierre Edmond Boissier, 19th century Swiss botanist.

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