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Echium red feathers
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Posted by
miclino 6 MI (
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Wed, Jul 11, 12 at 23:37
| Saw this plant at a local nursery. Wondering if anyone had tried this out and it was one of those that needed exceptional drainage?
http://www.greengatefarms.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&
plant_id=325&typeID=
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RE: Echium red feathers
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| I have tried this out, propagated it by seeds. The colour ranges from dark red to red-purplish. There is much variation how well the individual plants stand up and how tall they are. With me it grows in ordinary soil. In some sources described as biannual, it is actually perennial, but not all specimens are particularly long lived, much variation here. |
RE: Echium red feathers
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| I have a correction. I have mixed up Echium amoenum with Echium russicum. Sorry! |
RE: Echium red feathers
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| No problem. It's supposed to be long blooming but I have also read that it may be a biennial and it's not cheap |
RE: Echium red feathers
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| Actually , the site to which you've supplied the address, may have 'messed up' the things. According to some scientific sources, E.amoenum is an annual and is blue. Echium russicum on the other head is in the 'reddish range' and is perennial. You can ask them how sure they are in their nomenclature. Contrary to what some texts say, I have never seen the red to be 'rusty'. Some plants tend towards the 'violet side of the red', some are washed up pinkish red, never 'rusty'. |
RE: Echium red feathers
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| I've grown Echium russicum before, identical to the photo in the link you posted, but taller. They liked full, hot sun and excellent drainage. Not long lived, 2 or 3 years tops, at least here, but easy from seed. Frankly, I wouldn't grow it again. The plants are nothing to look at when not in bloom and the flowers are too dark and dull to show up well unless they have a light background, as in the photo. |
RE: Echium red feathers
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| Thanks for the info, I think I'll skip this one |
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