Tree Echium

Blue Flax

About Tree Echium and Blue Flax

Tree Echium

Blue Flax

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Annual

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

Canary Islands

Europe, Asia

Types

Echium pininana

Winged flax, Bristle flax, Fairy flax

Number of Varieties

104

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Habitat

tropical environments

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-104-8

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-7

Sunset Zone

21,22

2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm45.72 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm45.72 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Blue, Sky Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Tan

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green, Blue Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Narrow

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Fine

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Butterflies, Flies

Allergy

Cyanide poisoning

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antirheumatic, Carminative, Emollient, Ophthalmic, Poultice, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Flowers, Seeds

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Cosmetics, Fibre, For making oil, Used in paper industry

Used As Indoor Plant

Sometimes

Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

LINUM perenne

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Perennial Flax, Blue flax, Alpine flax

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Blue Flax Plant

In German

Baum Aciam

Blaue Flachspflanze

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Bleu lin Plante

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Planta de lino azul

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Μπλε Λίνο Φυτών

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Planta do linho azul

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Niebieski roślin lnu

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Blue linum Planta

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Linales

Family

Boraginaceae

Linaceae

Genus

Echium

Linum

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

60180

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Blue Flax

Wondering what are the properties of Tree Echium and Blue Flax? We provide you with everything About Tree Echium and Blue Flax. Tree Echium doesn't have thorns and Blue Flax doesn't have thorns. Also Tree Echium does not have fragrant flowers. Tree Echium has allergic reactions like and Blue Flax has allergic reactions like . Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Tree Echium and Blue Flax and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Blue Flax

Season and care of Tree Echium and Blue Flax is important to know. While considering everything about Tree Echium and Blue Flax Care, growing season is an essential factor. Tree Echium season is and Blue Flax season is . The type of soil for Tree Echium is Loam, Sand and for Blue Flax is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Tree Echium is Neutral, Alkaline and for Blue Flax is Neutral, Alkaline.

Tree Echium and Blue Flax Physical Information

Tree Echium and Blue Flax physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Blue Flax height is 45.72 cm and width 45.72 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Blue Flax are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Blue Flax flower color: Blue and Sky Blue
Blue Flax leaf color: Green and Blue Green

Care of Tree Echium and Blue Flax

Care of Tree Echium and Blue Flax include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Blue Flax pruning is done Midseason Pruning, Prune in fall, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Tree Echium needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Blue Flax needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.