Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans)

by Ulrich Mar 17, 2003 11:11 PM

Echium or Pride of Madera

Pride of Madeira getting ready to bloom. Planted as a 1 gallon can about 3 years ago, it is now about 12' x 6' x 4'high

Blooming in Santa Barbara, California early march (about 2 weeks before mine bloom- more perfect climate there)

March 27, 2004 - Two weeks since the last image was taken, now blooming. This is ONE plant.

March 27, 2004

A year and a half old "Pride of Maderia", Echium candicans

Seen in Monterey, CA 20060326

Single Echium stalk - Morro Bay

Hillside on Mullholland Dr. Los Angeles, California very end of April

Los Angeles hillside end of April 06

hillside in Los Angeles, California end of April

plants growing along the side of the road, Los Angeles, CA April

typical activity around flowers in southern CAlifornia, end of April

mid spring flowers along road side in Los Angeles, California (end of April)

spring scene along roadside in Los Angeles, end of April

Flowers open from the bottom to the top.

foreground shows variety of nearly pure white, to very pale lavendar, April, southern California

more of the pale variety, southern California

Our young plant grown from seedling three yr old in Oamaru New Zealand

On a sunny hillslope, well drained clay soil in temperite South Australia. An exotic, uncomplicated, perfect companion plant.

Echiums growing in the windswept shadow of The Golden Gate Bridge.

NW Corner of Via de la Valle & Solana Circle, Solana Beach (across from the Del Mar Racetrack)

Seen on Mount Soledad, San Diego

@ the north end of the Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California

San Francisco Botanical Garden

Spontaneous variegation - Cutting from standard E. candicans

Crested branch on Echium candicans

With Psoralea pinnata. In Santa Cruz.

In Santa Cruz. With a robust planting of Psoralea pinnata.

In Half Moon Bay, California.

Pride of Madeira, first bloom, two years old, Davis, California

Bees getting nectar (photo by Josh Zelder), Davis, CA

Pride of Madeira, Santa' Barbara, 2014

Echium candicans 'Select Blue'. At Longwood Gardens. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens, an expert horticulturalist and plant enthusiast who gives lectures and classes around the USA including at Longwood Gardens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. Learn more about him and his love of all things horticulture at http://www.karlgercens.com/