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Products > Echium candicans 'Star of Madeira'
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Category: Shrub |
Family: Boraginaceae (Borages) |
Origin: Madeira Islands (Atlantic Ocean) |
Evergreen: Yes |
Red/Purple Foliage: Yes |
Variegated Foliage: Yes |
Flower Color: Blue |
Bloomtime: Summer |
Synonyms: [Echium fastuosum 'Star of Madeira'] |
Height: 4-6 feet |
Width: 6-8 feet |
Exposure: Full Sun |
Seaside: Yes |
Summer Dry: Yes |
Deer Tolerant: Yes |
Irrigation (H2O Info): Low Water Needs |
Winter Hardiness: 25-30° F |
May be Poisonous (More Info): Yes |
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Echium candicans 'Star of Madeira' (Variegated Pride of Madeira) - Long, gray-green leaves striped with cream are held at the ends of the branches on this evergreen shrub that can grow to 6 feet tall by 6 to 8 feet wide. Large stalks of small clear blue flowers bloom in the spring and into the summer. This is a good plant for seaside gardens. Plant in full sun. It is drought tolerant and often seeds itself out. Hardy to about 25 degrees F. This cutting grown selection was made by Paintbox Plantsman in Albion, CA. It occasionally sports off plants with different variegation. One particularly interesting form we have named 'Starburst'. The genus name is from an ancient Greek word for the plant. It is derived from 'echion' with the root word 'echis' meaning "viper" but the reason for this has several interpretations. Included among these are the shape of the seed resembling that of a viper's head and from the age-old belief that Echium vulgare, a plant called Viper's Bugloss, was a remedy for the adder's bite. For more information on the species please see our listing for called Echium candicans.
The information that is presented on this page is based on research we have conducted about this plant in our library and from reliable online sources. We also consider observations we have made of it in the nursery's garden and in other gardens we have visited, as well how it performs in our nursery crops out in the field. We incorporate comments that we receive from others as well and welcome getting feedback from anyone who may have additional information, particularly if they know of cultural information that would aid others in growing Echium candicans 'Star of Madeira'. |
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