Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans)

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Plant Habit:	Herb/Forb Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Plant Height:	5-8 feet
Plant Spread:	6-10 feet
Leaves:	Evergreen
Flowers:	Showy
Flower Color:	Purple
Flower Time:	Spring Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations:	Xeriscapic
Uses:	Erosion control
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees Butterflies
Resistances:	Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds:	Depth to plant seed: 1/8 inches Can handle transplanting

Common names

Pride of Madeira

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Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2022-04-16

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Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-04-08

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Location: Coastal southern Orange County, CA.
Date: 2019-04-23

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Location: Chelsea Flower show. UK
Date: 2022-05-28

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Location: Barcelona, Spain | April, 2023
Date: 2023-04-04

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Location: Mission San Juan Capistrano, Orange County, California
Date: 2019-04-07

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Location: My property Sunset Zone 23 Sub-tropical Southern California
Date: 2010-03-24

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Location: Bank's Peninsula, New Zealand
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Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-04-01

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Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-04-04
Invasive where I live but the blooms are pretty

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Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2017-04-03
Full sun and nature watered with California pioneer monuments as

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Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2017-05-28

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Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-03-01

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Location: My property Sunset Zone 23, Sub-tropical Southern California
Date: 2011-11-07

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Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-04-04

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Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 03/08/13
This is two plants.

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Location: Botanical Garden Barcelona (Spain)

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Location: Botanical Garden Meise (Belgium)
Date: 2017-05-30

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Location: Botanical Garden of Barcelona
Date: 2019-04-22

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Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11

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Location: Botanical garden of Madeira
Date: 2023-04-11
After flowering

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Location: Crete - Rethymno
Date: 2022-06-01
After flowering time

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Location: Crete - Rethymno
Date: 2022-06-01

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Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-03-25

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Location: Echium candicans, commonly known as pride of Madeira, a native of Madeira island, Portugal
Date: 2013-06-08
Photo courtesy of:Bjorn Christian Torrissen

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Location: My Property Sunset Zone 23 Fallbrook California
Date: 2013-03-15

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Location: My property Sunset Zone 23, Sub-tropical Southern California

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Location: Porto Moniz - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17

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Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17

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Comments:

Posted by wcgypsy (Northern California) on Apr 9, 2013 9:45 AM concerning plant:

The flower colors on seedlings will range from a deep blue to purple to 'purplish' pink to light blue.

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Posted by kes2 on Dec 7, 2019 12:19 PM concerning plant:

I tried to grow this lovely plant but found when dealing with it that it caused a rash on any skin that touched it. If you want one, try testing a specimen to see if you react and prepare to wear effective protection if you do.

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