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Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers'

Gorgeous novelty (2010) from Iran with fine leaves and long, dark red flowering spikes. Very hardy. Repeat flowering in late summer.

Use in the garden

  • wildlife: for butterflies

botanical information

  • Botanical name: Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers'
  • Genus: Echium
  • Family: Boraginaceae
  • origin mountains: Caucasus

Features

height: 20-30 cm
flowering: April - October | second flowering until August
color: crimson
leaf color: green
habit: rosette, verticals
growth: medium
level: easy
light: full sun, sunny
moisture: summer dry, very dry, dry, winter dry
soil texture: highly permeable, pervious, light
organic matter: none to little
winter zone: 4 [-30°C]
density: 5 - 7