Life Span
Biennial
Annual and Biennials
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
Canary Islands
Europe, Asia
Types
Echium pininana
Vicia ambigua, Vicia eriocarpa, Vicia microphylla
Number of Varieties
105
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Cultivated Beds, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-10-9999
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
8 - 1
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Prostrate/Trailing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm30.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm60.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet
White, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green, Light Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Pinnate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought, Shade areas
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Low
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Needs less watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Less Watering
In Spring
Moderate
Less Watering
In Winter
Average Water
Less Watering
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Clay, Sandy
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Calcium Sulphate, Phosphorous
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
Pests and diseases free
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Shade areas
Flowers
Showy
Showy
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Fine
Fine
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Insects
Allergy
-
Toxic
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
Bouquets
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Fixes Nitrogen, Provides ground cover
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
As a tea substitute, useful as a ground cover
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
Edible, Groundcover
Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana
VICIA villosa
Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Fodder Vetch, Hairy Vetch
In Hindi
Tree Echium
hairy vetch
In German
Baum Aciam
Zottelwicke
In French
Arbre ACIAM
vesce velue
In Spanish
árbol Aciam
veza
In Greek
δέντρο Aciam
τριχωτό βίκος
In Portuguese
árvore Aciam
ervilhaca peluda
In Polish
drzewo Aciam
owłosione wyki
In Latin
lignum Aciam
pea
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fabales
Family
Boraginaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Echium
Vicia
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Vicieae
Subfamily
-
Faboideae
Number of Species
60140
1
27800
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