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Graines d'Echium vulgare Blue Bedder - Vipérine
Slow germination undoubtedly due to rather unpredictable weather.
alexandra, 26/11/2023
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Echium 'Blue Bedder' is a small annual or biennial sun-loving plant, adapted to dry and poor soils. All summer long it displays spectacular spikes, densely covered with pink buds that open to reveal tiny, delicate, intense blue flowers, aging to purple. It forms dense clumps of dark green, thorny foliage and is a magnet to bees and other foraging insects. It is perfect for dry slopes, rock gardens, borders and naturalistic flower beds. This hardy plant thrives in full sun, in well-drained soil.
Echium 'Blue Bedder' or Viper’s Bugloss is a hybrid variety selected from Echium vulgare and Echium plantagineum, two species native to the hot, dry regions of Europe. It belongs to the borage family (Boraginaceae) and forms a dense, compact clump measuring 30cm in all directions. The dark green foliage is comprised of stems and leaves that are entirely covered with tiny, stiff, sharp spines that must be handled with care as they can cause skin irritation. The 10-15cm leaves are grouped in a basal rosette. From summer to autumn, tall, eye-catching flower spikes appear, covered simultaneously in pink buds, vibrant blue blooms and aging purple blooms. Flowers are followed by seeds that self-sow easily in light, dry soil.
Echium 'Blue Bedder' can be used in rock gardens, borders and in the foreground of flower beds in well-drained soil. In naturalistic gardens it combines well with love-in-a-mist, perennial flax, sainfoin, alfalfa, annual cornflowers, Phacelia and Earthnut peas. It is suitable for growing in pots that are overwintered indoors. Viper's Bugloss has the ability to continuously produce nectar, making it a valuable food source for foraging, honey-producing insects. Bees that have fed on Echium flowers produce excellent, amber-coloured honey that is slow to crystallize and has a sweet, floral aroma.
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Direct sow in March-April or September-October, when the outdoor temperatures average 15-18°C. Sow at a depth of 6mm. When the seedlings appear, thin them out by keeping one plant every 30cm.
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
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The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.