Life Span
Biennial
Annual
Type
Tree
Herbs
Origin
Canary Islands
Europe, Asia
Types
Echium pininana
Admiral Pepper,Bell Pepper,Mohawk Pepper,Yolo Wonder Pepper
Number of Varieties
10150
0
40000
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Habitat
tropical environments
Cropland, Oil fields, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
8-104-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
9 - 1
-
Sunset Zone
21,22
-
Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
240.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm5.10 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Light Blue, Blue Violet
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Green, Tan
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Gray Green
-
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Gray Green
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Egg-shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
-
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
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Late Fall, Early Winter, Winter, Late Winter
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Pollution
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Seedlings, Stem Cutting
Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Medium
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Prune ocassionally, Prune to control growth
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
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
-
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
-
Other Uses
Showy Purposes
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Mixed Border, Wildflower
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Botanical Name
ECHIUM pininana
CARDAMINE hirsuta
Common Name
Giant Viper's Bugloss, Pine Echium, Tree Echium
Hairy Bittercress
In Hindi
Tree Echium
बालों वाली Bittercress
In German
Baum Aciam
Hairy Bittercress
In French
Arbre ACIAM
Bittercress Poilu
In Spanish
árbol Aciam
Bittercress Peludo
In Greek
δέντρο Aciam
τριχωτές Bittercress
In Portuguese
árvore Aciam
Bittercress cabeludo
In Polish
drzewo Aciam
włochaty Bittercress
In Latin
lignum Aciam
pilosus bittercress
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Brassicales
Family
Boraginaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Echium
Cardamine
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
60100
1
27800
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