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Echium pininana

Family: Boraginaceae

Common names: GIANT VIPER'S BUGLOSS, PINE ECHIUM, TREE ECHIUM

Native to: Canary Islands

Plant

Type: perennial

Forms: erect, rosette

Max height: 13 feet

Max width: 3.3 feet

Flower

blue/green, pink

Leaf

green

Horticulture

Attracts wildlife: adult butterfly, specific butterfly species

Plant features: invasive, self-sows

Exposure: sun

Invasive

Propagates by: seed

flowers in spring

Soil types: well drained, wide range

USDA Zones: zone 9 to +20 f, zone 10 to +30 f

Temp. range: +20 to +40 °F

Water: dry, moderate

Butterflies that feed on this plant

Agraulis vanillae

Battus philenor

Danaus plexippus

Lon melane

Papilio rutulus

Papilio zelicaon

Vanessa atalanta

Vanessa cardui

There are 95 species of Echium, a member of the Boraginaceae family.

Echium pininana, also called GIANT VIPER'S BUGLOSS, is a cultivated perennial that grows from seed in Zones 9-10. It grows to 13 feet tall, in dry to moderate watering conditions. It flowers in spring. The height is produced by its massive inflorescence that truly makes quite a stunning display. This one is not known to be frost hardy and does prefer full sun. It may not flower the first year so trying to grow it as an annual may not work out so well.

Plants in the Boraginaceae family will attract Euphydryas chalcedona, CHALCEDON CHECKERSPOT, to feed. As with other Echiums, this plant has made the invasive list. There are other plants that will feed bees and CHALCEDON CHECKERSPOT.

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