Echium fastuosum - Pride of Madeira

OMG.......thats just amazing..how tall is it....

Stunning!

An amazing sight !!

You would need a large garden for this Beauty!!

Wow, so much bloom and so large! Wonderful someone has such a mass planted to be enjoyed!

A superb plant Andy, I'm a big fan of Echiums.

I love that Andy........

Sandra:

It's around 8 feet/ 2.5 meters tall. It's an illusion -- looking much larger than it really is...because thy're planted on a side of a hill.

Thanks for all the wonderful comments!

Wow.....fantastic.

Dottydaisy2:

Thanks! : > )

Your welcome......

my echiums are still hiding in the tunnel...lol

Sandra:

Should it be blooming soon...or is it blooming already?

its the pininana...probably have to wait till next year.....

Sandra:

Yes, the biennial plant which dies after it blooms. Yes, this plant has naturalized in Half Moon Bay in the San Francisco Bay Area. They're so beautiful when they bloom. I've seen flower spikes on this plant to 20 feet/ 6.1 meters tall.

i think ill have to investigate these ones. they look soo lovely..

Sandra:

Echium fastuosum - Pride of Madeira is a very drought tolerant plant. In fact, it prefers to have the soil on the dry side. It's an easy plant to grow. : > )

lovely.

is it perennial Delonix?

Khayla:

Thanks! : > )

Sandra:

Yes, Echium fastuosum is an evergreen, very long-lived shrub.

evergreen....long lived...shrub.....i now have to have it.....;-)

Sandra:

LOL!!! : > )

It is available for sale there where you live?

Wow amazing

Scotkat:

Yes, these are pretty amazing and very common here.

Delonix, i havent found any plants yet..but i have spotted some seed.

Sandra:

That's great! I've read they're easy to germinate from seed.