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Plant Selector Guide
Echium vulgare (Blueweed, Viper's Bugloss)

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Plant Type: Biennial
Uses: Ornamental, Container, Border
Propagation: Seeds
Habit: Bushy
Light: Full Sun
Flower Color: Various
Blooms: Summer, Autumn
Width: .75 ft.
Height: 1 ft.
Fertility: Rich, Moderately Rich
Soil: Neutral, Well-Drained
Zone: 1 - 11
Attracts: Bees

Hardy Biennial. This little beauty is a dwarf in this genus of flowering annuals, shrubs, biennials and perennials. It thrives in full sun and a rich, well-drained soil, growing quickly to produce its showy flower spikes which appear in mid-summer. A related species, E. plantagineum 'Blue Bedder', is recommended as another good performer.