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Echium wildpretii
Tower of Jewels

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DERIVATION
Echium - From Greek echis (viper), the nutlets resemble a viper's head
wildpretii - named for Hermann Josef Wildpret, 19th century Swiss botanist
FAMILY Boraginaceae (Borage Family)  Other Plants in the Borage Family
HABIT Shrub
RANGE Spain (Canary Islands)
FLOWERS Pink (Dark)
HARDINESS USDA Zone 9A (Coldest zone where hardy)
SUN REQUIREMENTS Sun
COMMON NAME(S) Tower of Jewels

2 Individual Locations for Echium wildpretii
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190003*1 2019 Greenhouse
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200005*1 2020 Greenhouse

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  FLOWERING:
When Echium wildpretii has been observed flowering
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  Flowering by Week 1 to 52
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