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Boraginaceae
Giant Viper's Bugloss
Echium pininana
Ambition and reaching for the sky.
- Family
- Boraginaceae
- Genus
- Echium
- Native to
- Canary Islands
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer
- Type
- Biennial
- Height
- 2-4 m
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Well-drained, sandy
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 9-11
- Lifespan
- Biennial
Did you know
- The flower spike can reach over 4 meters tall, making it one of the tallest biennials in the world.
- A single plant can produce tens of thousands of individual flowers on one spike.
- It is critically endangered in its native habitat on La Palma in the Canary Islands.
- Bees are extremely attracted to this plant and it is considered an excellent honey source.
- After flowering and setting seed, the entire plant dies in a spectacular display of botanical sacrifice.
Color meanings
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Aspiration
1
Grandeur
2
Resilience