Tree Echium

Leatherwood

About Tree Echium and Leatherwood

Tree Echium

Leatherwood

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Shrub

Origin

Canary Islands

United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

1010

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

tropical environments

Sunny Edge, Woodland Garden

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-106-11

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

10-6

Sunset Zone

21,22

7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Thicket/Colonizing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm300.00 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

30.00 cm300.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

White

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Bronze, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oblanceolate to oval

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Medium

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Wet Site

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Needs Very high moisture

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Average

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Fine

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Borders

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Styptic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Bark, Flowers, Wood

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used for woodware

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Foundation, Mixed Border, Screening, Wind Break

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

CYRILLA racemiflora

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Leatherwood, Ironwood, Myrtle

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Leatherwood

In German

Baum Aciam

Leather

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Leatherwood

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Leatherwood

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Leatherwood

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Leatherwood

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Leatherwood

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Leatherwood

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Ericales

Family

Boraginaceae

Cyrillaceae

Genus

Echium

Cyrilla

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

605

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Tree Echium and Leatherwood

Wondering what are the properties of Tree Echium and Leatherwood? We provide you with everything About Tree Echium and Leatherwood. Tree Echium doesn't have thorns and Leatherwood doesn't have thorns. Also Tree Echium does not have fragrant flowers. Tree Echium has allergic reactions like and Leatherwood 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 Leatherwood and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare Biennial Plants » More

Tree Echium and Birch

Tree Echium and Black Birch

Tree Echium and Bottle Tree

» More Compare Biennial Plants

Season and Care of Tree Echium and Leatherwood

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

Tree Echium and Leatherwood Physical Information

Tree Echium and Leatherwood physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Leatherwood height is 300.00 cm and width 300.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Leatherwood are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Leatherwood flower color: White
Leatherwood leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Tree Echium and Leatherwood

Care of Tree Echium and Leatherwood include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Tree Echium pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Leatherwood pruning is done 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 Leatherwood needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.