Tree Echium

Wild Snapdragon

About Tree Echium and Wild Snapdragon

Tree Echium

Wild Snapdragon

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What is

Life Span

Biennial

Perennial

Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

Origin

Canary Islands

North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas

Types

Echium pininana

Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax

Number of Varieties

1030

0 40000

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Habitat

tropical environments

Cultivated Beds

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-103-9

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

9 - 1

9-1

Sunset Zone

21,22

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10

Habit

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

240.00 cm61.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

30.00 cm25.40 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Light Blue, Blue Violet

Pink, Light Blue, Lavender

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green

Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Blue Green, Gray Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed

Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Early Summer, Summer

Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Cutting

Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Medium

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

use all-purpose fertilizers

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites

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

Evergreen

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Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Bumblebees

Allergy

Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves

Leaves, Root

Other Uses

Showy Purposes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower

Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ECHIUM pininana

PENSTEMON grandiflorus

Common Name

Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium

Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon

In Hindi

Tree Echium

Wild Snapdragon

In German

Baum Aciam

Wilde Snapdragon

In French

Arbre ACIAM

Snapdragon sauvage

In Spanish

árbol Aciam

Salvaje Snapdragon

In Greek

δέντρο Aciam

άγρια Snapdragon

In Portuguese

árvore Aciam

Selvagem Snapdragon

In Polish

drzewo Aciam

Dziki Snapdragon

In Latin

lignum Aciam

Phlox Ferae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales

Scrophulariales

Family

Boraginaceae

Scrophulariaceae

Genus

Echium

Penstemon

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

Subfamily

Scrophularioideae

Number of Species

6040

1 27800

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Properties of Tree Echium and Wild Snapdragon

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

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Season and Care of Tree Echium and Wild Snapdragon

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

Tree Echium and Wild Snapdragon Physical Information

Tree Echium and Wild Snapdragon physical information is very important for comparison. Tree Echium height is 240.00 cm and width 30.00 cm whereas Wild Snapdragon height is 61.00 cm and width 25.40 cm. The color specification of Tree Echium and Wild Snapdragon are as follows:

Tree Echium flower color: Light Blue and Blue Violet
Tree Echium leaf color: Green and Gray Green
Wild Snapdragon flower color: Pink, Light Blue and Lavender
Wild Snapdragon leaf color: Light Green, Blue Green and Gray Green

Care of Tree Echium and Wild Snapdragon

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