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Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
- Loved by Pollinators
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
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Viper's Bugloss is one of our most impressive and long-flowering wild flowers of wasteland and seashore
Standing tall and upright, it is the perfect backdrop to almost any other wild flower. It looks spectacular, but it is unpopular with some farmers as one plant can generate a swathe the following year.
- Loved by Pollinators
- Good for Cutting
- Loved by Garden Birds
- Perfect for Pots
- Self-sows
Product details
- Type
- Biennial or Short-lived Perennial
- Position
- In Grass
- Soil
- Broad Tolerance
- Flowers
- June - September, the following year.
- Height
- 45cm (18in)
- Common name
- Viper's-bugloss
- Moisture
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- Full Sun
- Spread
- 30cm (12in)
Care Tips
A good plant for dry gardens. Deadhead regularly to encourage further blooms to appear. This plant may cause an allergic reaction. Great for growing in a container pot.
Flowering Time
June - September, the following year.
