''Echium wildpretii'' subsp. ''trichosiphon''

Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Asterids
Order:Boraginales
Family:Boraginaceae
Genus:Echium
Species: E. wildpretii
Subspecies: E. w. subsp. trichosiphon
Trinomial name
Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon
(Svent.) Bramwell

Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon is an Echium that is found high up in the area of La Caldera de Taburiente on the Canary Island of La Palma. Like its sister plant on Tenerife, this plant forms a large rosette of silvery leaves which eventually give rise to tall spikes of bright pink flowers. The plant is biennial and dies after flowering. This plant can be grown in gardens, but requires good drainage and fairly mild conditions. The plant hates water falling in the centre of the rosette and will often rot in such conditions.


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