Echium Species, Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare)
Viper's Bugloss in bloom in October at Gilmour Lake Park in Waihi, New Zealand
Country NSW, Australia ablaze with color
Western Hills Nursery
Viper's Bugloss growing wild in Waihi, New Zealand
Loved or hated it is a gorgeous looking plant!
Western Hills Nursery, another setting
Plant in bloom.
Photographed at Sutton Hoo, June 20th 2003. Growing in masses alongside and within clumps of Borage.
All of these Echiums self-sow each year from seed.
Awatere Valley Marlborough NZ
This plant was introduced and has naturalized in some Andean areas, without becoming invasive (so far?)
In late May, zone 8.
First year rosette leaves
At the Flagstaff Arboretum in Arizona; zone 5a-6a; July 16th, late Summer, 7000 ft elevation
At the Flagstaff Arboretum in Arizona; zone 5a-6a; July 16th, late Summer, 7000 ft elevation
At the Flagstaff Arboretum in Arizona; zone 5a-6a; July 16th, late Summer, 7000 ft elevation
Viper's Bugloss in Suffolk, England, June 1972
Viper's Bugloss in British Columbia, Canada, April 1998
UBC Botanical Gardens
UBC Botanical Gardens
UBC Botanical Garden
Young plant on the floor of an old chalk quarry, Burham, SE England
Greece. Photo courtesy of Karl Gercens. Copyright Karl Gercens. Conservatory Horticulturist at Longwood Gardens. http://www.karlgercens.com/
Belgium. Photo courtesy of and copyright of Claire De Schrevel of Copiabó, Atacama, Northern Chile.
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Echium Species, Viper's Bugloss
Echium vulgare
| Type: | Biennials, Perennials |
| Height: | 18-36 in. | 45-90 cm |
| Conditions: | Zone 3-8, Full Sun |