Echium Species, Gentian Bugloss, Taginaste (Echium gentianoides)
Young foliage
Taken at Annie's Annuals nursery.
University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
University of California Botanical Garden at Berkeley
We are thrilled to offer this extremely rare & endangered Echium from the island of La Palma in the Canary Islands! True caerulean blue flowers held in loose pyramidal spikes bloom the first year.
Echium gentianoides bloom
Huntington gardens, California, late March
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
As a very blue background to Beschorneria yuccoides 'Flamingo Glow.' Copyright Mark Delapine. Berkeley.
Copyright Efeftherios Dariotis (Liberto Dario), horticulturist and botanist from Athens, Greece.
Photo by Tigerente, Near Fuente Nueva, La Palma, Spain (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license/GNU FDL)
Photo by Daderot, University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley, California (Public Domain)
Photo by Daderot, University of California Botanical Garden, Berkeley, California (Public Domain)
Photo by Tigerente, Near Fuente Nueva, La Palma, Spain (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license/GNU FDL)
Photo by Jörg Hempel, La Palma, Canary islands, Spain (Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license)
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
Copyright David Feix, of David Feix Landscape Design in the East Bay and San Francisco Peninsula.
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Echium Species, Gentian Bugloss, Taginaste
Echium gentianoides
| Type: | Tropicals and Tender Perennials |
| Height: | 4-6 ft. (1.2-1.8 m) |
| Conditions: | Zone 9-11, Full Sun |
