50+ Echium Viper's Bugloss Flower Seeds- Echium Plantagineum-Blue Bedder-Echium Vulgare-Attractive to pollinators- Biennial-B790
Description:
Often referred to as Viper's Bugloss, these flowering plants grown from flower seeds have masses of upturned bell-like flowers that grow in clusters along branching stems covered with bristly grey hairs. Echium Blue Bedder plants are not picky about soil, and they are lovely in flower beds, borders or containers. Echium vulgare is a biennial wildflower, often found in grassy and disturbed situations. It’s extremely attractive to pollinators, especially bees. It bears rosettes of slender, bristly foliage, from which upright leafy stems emerge in early summer bearing spikes of violet blue or purple, bell-shaped flowers. It’s perfect for growing in a wildlife garden or mini-meadow, but is also suitable for growing at the front of a sunny border.
Echium ‘Blue Bedder’ has more of a compact habit than the species, has brilliant blue flowers and blooms continuously throughout summer. It makes an excellent cut flower If you have a wildlife garden and want to attract beneficial insects, start Echium seeds and grow these lovely, nectar-rich flowers. This flower is rich in nectar and attracts beneficial insects. Just Start Echium seeds and marvel at how well-loved these plants are. Echium is one of the best flowers for bees and is a source of wonderful honey. Native to the Mediterranean. Viper's Bugloss plants are bushy and compact with medium green leaves, and they look beautiful in summer beds, borders, and containers. The plants are easy, resilient and not fussy about soil. Viper's Bugloss is usually resistant to deer. It is recommended to sow Echium seeds directly outdoors once frost danger has passed. In a prepared seedbed with loosened soil that is free of weeds, so the flower seed and cover with soil. Keep the Viper's Bugloss seeds moist until germination occurs.
Echium Blue Bedder seeds can be sown successively for continual blooms. Deadhead spent blooms to encourage continued blooming. If a few flowers are allowed to go to seed, Viper's Bugloss will re-seed itself for next year. It is recommended to wear gloves when handling Echium plants as it can be a skin irritant.
Temperature: 60 - 70 F (15 -21 C)
Average Germ Time: 14 - 21 days
Light Required: No
Depth: 1/4 inch
Sowing Rate: 2 - 3 seeds per plant
Moisture: Keep seeds moist until germination
Plant Spacing: 12 inches
Season: Biennial
USDA Zones: 3 - 8
Height: 16 inches
Bloom Season: Late spring to late summer
Bloom Color: Rose
Environment: Full sun
Soil Type: Well drained sandy loam
