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Products > Echium candicans 'San Bruno Pink'   Echium candicans 'San Bruno Pink' - Pink Pride of Madeira     [2nd Image] Habit and Cultural Information Category: Shrub Family: Boraginaceae (Borages) Origin: Madeira Islands (Atlantic Ocean) Evergreen: Yes Flower Color: Pink Bloomtime: Spring/Summer Synonyms: [Echium fastuosum] Height: 4-6 feet Width: 4-6 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 Echium candicans 'San Bruno Pink' (Pink Pride of Madeira) - Long, gray-green leaves are held at the ends of the branches on this evergreen shrub that can grow rapidly to 4 to 6 feet tall by as wide. Large stalks of pink flowers bloom in the spring and into the summer. Plant in full sun. It is drought tolerant. This is a good plant for mild coastal climates and seaside gardens. Inland plantings will require irrigation and protection from heat and cold. Pride of Madeira often reseeds itself and as the species is generally short lived (5-6 years), allow seedlings to replace older, woodier plants. Prune after flowering. A great plant on a slope or in an area with room to spread out. Hardy to about 25 degrees F. This collection made by San Marcos Growers General Manager Randy Baldwin from a roadside plant on San Bruno Mountain near San Francisco. Customers have noted that this Echium seems particularly attractive to bees. 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 on this page is based on our library and online research as well as observations made of this plant as it grows in our nursery, in the nursery garden and in other gardens that we have visited. We have also incorporated comments received from others and always appreciate getting feedback of any kind from those who have some additional information, in particular if this information is contrary to what we have written or includes additional cultural tips that would aid others in growing Echium candicans 'San Bruno Pink'.