Echium pininana

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 15:18:10 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Jun 25, 2011 15:18:10 GMT Just need to keep them going over winter and they should produce the huge flower spikes next year
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peony Top Member Posts: 4,719	Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 15:35:00 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peony on Jun 25, 2011 15:35:00 GMT Just looked this up, it makes a very impressive plant
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blossom Guest	Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 17:16:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by blossom on Jun 25, 2011 17:16:52 GMT Very healthy looking plants Steve. I can keep them overwinter in the ground, but I always put some babies in the greenhouse, as a precaution - needed them after last winter!!

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Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 17:32:39 GMT

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Jun 25, 2011 15:18:10 GMT steve said:

Just need to keep them going over winter and they should produce the huge flower spikes next year

Steve ,did you grow these from seed's ? if so were did you find the seeds ? we saw this plant a few weeks ago but they didn't have any for sale. I t was covered in bee's

The lady from the sussex coast.

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Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 17:47:30 GMT

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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 25, 2011 17:47:30 GMT

Looking good. I always found mine took 3 years to flower. I've never managed a huge flower spike, I've kept them going in pots but even though the pots were huge they didn't like having their roots restricted. Five foot is all I've managed.

Lesley, I have some seeds if you would like some.

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Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 17:55:10 GMT

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Jun 25, 2011 17:47:30 GMT @wildlifefriendly said:

Lesley, I have some seeds if you would like some.

Yes please Sue, are they easy to do ??

The lady from the sussex coast.

wildlifefriendly Guest	Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 18:12:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Jun 25, 2011 18:12:03 GMT Very Les, germination can be erratic though. Are you still at No.67? If so I'll pop some in the post, if not, can you PM me your new address.

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 18:17:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Jun 25, 2011 18:17:57 GMT These were self sown! I dug them up from the gravel, they came from one that got to about 5' and decided to stop at that size and flower ;D
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grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Echium pininana Jun 25, 2011 18:43:57 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Jun 25, 2011 18:43:57 GMT they look good plants Steve, hope you manage to get them through the winter ok

wildlifefriendly Guest	Echium pininana Aug 10, 2011 7:15:35 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 10, 2011 7:15:35 GMT I just found half a dozen seedlings coming up in my gravel. It was a good three years ago that one flowered near there. I might pot them up and have one more go. I'm a glutton for punishment ;D

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	Echium pininana Aug 10, 2011 7:20:53 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Aug 10, 2011 7:20:53 GMT a bit more to overwinter

blossom Guest	Echium pininana Aug 10, 2011 8:27:59 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by blossom on Aug 10, 2011 8:27:59 GMT They sulk at first when they've been disturbed but soon recover

floydie Full Member Posts: 119	Echium pininana Aug 10, 2011 9:50:56 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by floydie on Aug 10, 2011 9:50:56 GMT Ive got some seeds from Ebay maybe worth a look there .

steve Global Moderator From Sunny Ilkeston Posts: 6,710	Echium pininana Aug 10, 2011 11:37:11 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by steve on Aug 10, 2011 11:37:11 GMT Easy to spot the seedlings isn't it with the black spots on the leaves
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wildlifefriendly Guest	Echium pininana Aug 10, 2011 15:45:17 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top Post by wildlifefriendly on Aug 10, 2011 15:45:17 GMT Yep, if it wasn't for the black spots they would have been hooked out as weeds.

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