August 2nd, 2013: Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare) by stevenova

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Kell San Leandro, CA(Zone 9b) Aug 02, 2013

The Bloom of the Day for August 2nd, 2013 was Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare).

View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/botd.php?date=2013-08-02

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Qwilter Fleming Island, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 02, 2013

Like the varrigated colors in the flowers.

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grlwonder Perth, Australia Aug 02, 2013

So pretty! But a BAD idea here in Western Australia. We have a serious weed problem here with what we call "Paterson's Curse", a closely related echium that takes over pasture land. It looks so pretty carpeting the hillsides, but the poor horses have nothing to eat!

See attached images - just goes to show that a beautiful flower in the wrong place can be a curse!

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Qwilter Fleming Island, FL(Zone 9a) Aug 03, 2013

Looks like someone threw cans of purple paint on the pasture.

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