Echium candicans - Pride of Madeira

Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) is a perennial subshrub native to Madeira, grown for its large spikes of white to blue flowers.¹ Its hairy foliage is a skin irritant, so it’s best handled with gloves.¹ It grows 1.5-2.5 m tall and wide.¹

Inputs

• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹

Type

• Shrub
• Perennial

Functions

• Attracting bees¹

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1.5-2.5
Diameter (m)	1.5-2.5

Footnotes

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