Pontechium maculatum
An unusual plant with long, dark green, lance-shaped leaves and bearing spikes of deep red flowers in summer. A much hardier variety which seems to take temperatures even down to -20°C, and unusual with the red flowers as larger Echiums tend to flower predominantly blue.
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- Aspect: East-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Exposure: Exposed, Sheltered
- Family: Boriganaceae
- Flower Colour : Purple, Red
- Flower Season: Summer
- Foliage: Deciduous
- Habit : Columnar / Upright
- Hardiness : H4 (Hardy through most of the UK) -10 to -5C
- Moisture: Well-drained
- pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Season of Interest : Summer
- Soil: Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Sunlight: Full Sun
- Height & Width: 90cm x 45cm
Pontechium maculatum
Echium russicum
Echium maculatum
Echium rubrum
red-flowered viper's grass
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An unusual plant with long, dark green, lance-shaped leaves and bearing spikes of deep red flowers in summer. A much hardier variety which seems to take temperatures even down to -20°C, and unusual with the red flowers as larger Echiums tend to flower predominantly blue.
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