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| Pride of Madeira 50 Seeds - Echium fastuosum | 
| Brand: Hirts: Seed; Annual
Buy New: $3.80
as of 9/10/2010 16:49 EDT details
Rating:  9 reviews
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Echium fastuosum, syn. Echium candicans, is also known as pride of Madeira, this plant being native to Madeira. It is an evergreen perennial plant that can reach up to 5 - 8 ft (1.50 m - 2.40 m) tall, with spikes of tiny purple-blue flowers appearing in spring.
Leaves - This Echium has evergreen lanceolate leaves, that are about 8 in (20 cm) long.
Flowers - Dense 2 ft (60 cm) long spikes of tiny purple-blue flowers appear in spring.
Culture Echium fastuosum is a showy and perennial plant, that can withstand negative temperatures down to 26 F to 24 F (-3 C to -5 C). It thus can be grown in USDA zones 9 and warmer. Also, this plant can be grown in coastal and windy conditions. Note that leaves and stems may prove slightly skin irritant. So handle with care.
Soil - This Echium requires a well-drained ground.
Propagation
This Echium is easily propagated by seeds.
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| Customer Reviews:
 my seeds did well July 14, 2010
krusty
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most of my seeds sprouted and are doing well as plants...have to separate and repot them soon.....Id recommend them...I started mine outside in the shade and gradually move them into the sun...not sure if they will bloom this year (Im in RI)..but hoping with some help from fertilizer they might be coaxed... :)
Can't wait for this one... June 16, 2010
S. Brown (Mt. Home, AR USA)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Just planted and will post results when happen. Company is superb at getting to you just what you want.
 So far, so good! May 20, 2008
Red-Eyed Zhaan (Los Angeles, CA United States)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I planted these in mid-January (So. Cal. coastal climate), and of 5 seeds, 4 sprouted after just over 3 weeks. I can't comment on the mature plant or flower color yet, since the plants are still quite small (it's mid-May, as of this review), but I am very satisfied with the little guys thus far.
 Low germination rate March 23, 2008
Suzanne
16 out of 17 found this review helpful
Out of 50 seeds only 4 germinated, they are growing well although they have slowed down a bit which may be the normal growth pattern for this plant.
Seeds July 28, 2010
G. Demetrio Garrido Melgar (Mexico)
I guess I would need to wait for them to grow, however, I need to say before that the packaging was terrible, as I opened the box, I guess I lost almost 20% of the seeds. They come in a regular enevelope, so the seeds come out easily... not cool.
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