Tree Echium

Twinflower

About Tree Echium and Twinflower

Tree Echium

Twinflower

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Perennial

Origin

Canary Islands

North America, Northern Europe, Russia, Siberia

Types

Echium pininana

Number of Varieties

101

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Open areas, pine woods

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-102-6

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

6-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15, 16, 17

Habit

Upright/Erect

Mat-forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm510.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oval

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Partial Sun, Partial shade

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Spring, Early Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Acidic

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

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

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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

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Glossy

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bees, Flies, Insects

Allergy

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Headache, Mildly painful menstruation, tonic in pregnancy

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

useful as a ground cover

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Container, Edging, Groundcover, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

LINNAEA borealis

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Twinflower

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Twinflower

In German

Baum Aciam

Twinflower

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Twinflower

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Twinflower

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

Twinflower

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Twinflower

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

zimoziół

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Twinflower

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Dipsacales

Family

Boraginaceae

Caprifoliaceae

Genus

Echium

Linnaea

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Linnaeeae

Subfamily

Linnaeoideae

Number of Species

601

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Twinflower

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Twinflower

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

Tree Echium and Twinflower Physical Information

Tree Echium and Twinflower physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Twinflower height is 510.00 cm and width 30.00 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Twinflower are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Twinflower flower color: Light Pink
Twinflower leaf color: Green

Care of Tree Echium and Twinflower

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