Description
Pride of Madeira is an evergreen sub-shrub native to the island of Madeira Portugal, near Morocco. The beautiful yet tough plants are able to tolerate drought, rocky soil, & coastal conditions. They are also deer resistant. It has won a Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
The flowers are very ornamental, blooming on huge 2' long spikes. The flowers are blue with red stamens, which gives it a fuzzy blue-violet look. Pride of Madeira’s flowers produce large amounts of nectar for bees including honey bees, & butterflies.
NAME: Pride of Madeira
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Echium Candicans syn. Echium Fastuosum
COLOR: Blue
PLANT SEEDS: When soil temp warms to 70F
BLOOM TIME: Spring - Summer
HARDINESS ZONE: 9 - 11
PLANT HEIGHT: 6 - 8'
PLANT SPACING: 4 - 6'
LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun
SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average - Dry
QUANTITY: 40 Seeds
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