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Echium candicans 'Select Pink' (Pink Pride of Madeira) - Long, gray-green leaves are held at the ends of the branches on this evergreen shrub that grows to 6+ feet tall by about as wide. In spring into summer appear the pyramidal stalks of pink flowers with reddish stamens. This cultivar is more upright than Echium candicans 'Goleta Beach' and our seedling a href="plantdisplay.asp?plant_id=543" target="_blank">Echium candicans plants.
Plant in full sun. It is drought tolerant in mild coastal gardens. Hardy to about 25 degrees F. A good plant for seaside gardens.
Echium candicans 'Select Pink' was a 1998 San Marcos Growers introduction from a plant given to us by Santa Barbara horticulturist Bruce Van Dyke. We discontinued growing this plant in 2006 and replaced it with Echium candicans 'San Bruno Pink' which we feel has much nicer form. For more information on the species please see our listing for called Echium candicans.
The information displayed on this page about Echium candicans 'Select Pink' is based on our research conducted about this plant from books in our nursery library as well as from information that is provided by reliable online resources. We also have included our own observations made about it as it grew in the nursery gardens and other gardens visited, as well how the crops of this plant performed in the containers when we had them in our nursery field. We also include comments received from others and welcome hearing from anyone who has information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information aiding others to better grow it.
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