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.

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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.

Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers' in the garden

  • wildlife: for butterflies

botanical information about Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers'

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

Features Echium amoenum 'Red Feathers'

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