Tree Echium | |
Tower of Jewels | |
Pride of Tenerife | |
Tajinaste | |
Taginaste | |
Giant Viper's bugloss | |
Pine echium |
Plant Habit: | Tree |
Life cycle: | Perennial |
Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
Water Preferences: | Dry Mesic |
Soil pH Preferences: | Very strongly acid (4.5 – 5.0) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F) |
Maximum recommended zone: | Zone 6a |
Flowers: | Nocturnal |
Flower Color: | Yellow |
Flower Size: | Over 12" |
Flower Time: | Late winter and early spring Spring |
Inflorescence Type: | Spike |
Underground structures: | Tuber |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies |
Resistances: | Tolerates foot traffic |
Propagation: Seeds: | Seeds are hydrophilic |
Propagation: Other methods: | Other |
Conservation status: | Endangered (EN) |