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Echium

By Delonix1

3 Mar, 2011
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I can't remember the species name...many of these are blooming now. They are very common shrubs...and naturalize freely here. Photo taken Mar. 1, 2011 at San Diego Botanical Gardens.

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Sixpence

Those spires are beautiful blue too

3 Mar, 2011

Dottydaisy2

Wonderful specimen....

3 Mar, 2011

Plantoholic

Looks like Echium cadicans, my plant in the greenhouse is just in bud, I also tried one outside due to lack of space but I picked the wrong winter for this :-(

7 Mar, 2011

Delonix1

Sixpence, Dottydaisy2:

Thanks! :>)

8 Mar, 2011

Delonix1

Plathoholic:

This one is most likely Echium cadicans, however, this garden has several species (many are from the Canary Islands).

8 Mar, 2011

Plantoholic

Im envious, i've had a bad winter,, my 3 vars. of E.pininana have all died and all I have left is a E.candicans (misspelt by me above) and a E.wildprettii in the greenhouse.

9 Mar, 2011

Delonix1

Plantoholic:

Sorry to hear about your E. pininana! :>(

Don't be envious...these shrubs grow like weeds here...and many species have naturalized. In some areas of California they can be difficult to eradicate.

10 Mar, 2011

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