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Echium vulgare 'Blue Bedder'

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Echium vulgare 'Blue Bedder'

Short spikes of bright blue flowers in summer. Very attractive to pollinators. Annual/biennial

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£ 2.80
In stock - Qty 12 100% Peat Free
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Description

This is a shorter, bushier form of the wild viper's bugloss which usually flowers in the first season after sowing. Small seed stock available, collected from our own plants.

At A Glance

Common Name Viper's bugloss 'Blue Bedder'
Type
Height 0 to 30cm,30cm to 60cm
Colour blue
Spread Rate
Flowering mid summer,early summer,late summer
Soil Type drained,dry
Aspect sun
Pollination Attractive to pollinators

Sue's Notes

Sow seed in early spring in situ or in pots/trays. Plant out while quite small as it needs to produce a deep tap root. Needs dry, sunny conditions to thrive.