Pride of Madeira

Echium candicans

The Pride of Madeira is a beautiful flower that grows tall and has bright blue-purple blooms. It attracts lots of bees and butterflies, making gardens lively and colorful!

Lebensraum: Coastal areas

Aussehen

The Pride of Madeira has towering, conical flower spikes covered in hundreds of tiny purple-blue blossoms. These rise above rosettes of fuzzy, lance-shaped, silvery-green leaves. Its dense floral display makes it visually distinct from many other garden plants.

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Pride of Madeira

Kategorie

Pflanzen

Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Snaps

Mach den ersten Snap!

Interessante Fakten

Its giant purple flower towers are covered in hundreds of tiny flowers, like a purple skyscraper!

The scientific name, Echium, means "viper" in Greek, perhaps for its seed shape!

This plant is tough, growing even on dry, rocky hillsides where other plants struggle.

When it blooms, its nectar-rich flowers buzz with happy bees and butterflies from all around.

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Pride of Madeira has tiny, silvery hairs on its leaves that reflect sunlight and trap moisture, helping it survive dry conditions.

Its towering flower spikes produce abundant nectar, acting like a giant beacon to attract swarms of bees for pollination.

This plant can produce many seeds quickly and self-sow, allowing it to spread efficiently in suitable environments.

Maße und Details

Höhe: 100-250 cm
Ausbreitung: 100-200 cm
Blütengröße: 1-2 cm
Blütezeit: Late Spring to Summer
Essbar: Nein
Giftigkeit: Leicht
Lebenszyklus: Mehrjährig
Bestäubungsmethode: Insekten

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

pollinates

European honey bee

Apis mellifera

Collects nectar and pollen from flowers.

pollinates

Buff-tailed bumblebee

Bombus terrestris

Buzzes among blooms for sweet nectar.

pollinates

Painted lady butterfly

Vanessa cardui

Sips nectar, aiding in seed production.

eats

Garden snail

Helix aspersa

Chews on leaves and tender young stems.

Merkmale

Zierpflanze

Zierpflanzen werden hauptsächlich wegen ihres ästhetischen Reizes angebaut und verschönern Landschaften und Gärten mit ihrem attraktiven Laub, ihren Blüten oder ihrer Form.

Sommerblühend

Sommerblühende Pflanzen bringen ihre Blüten während der Sommersaison hervor und sorgen oft für leuchtende Farben, wenn viele andere Pflanzen bereits verblüht sind.