Echium wildpretii
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 Echium wildpretii on Tenerife
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| Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.f. |
Echium wildpretii H.Pearson ex Hook.f. is a plant included in the genus Echium. It is a herbaceous biennial plant and grows up to 3 m in height and requires plenty of sun. They are endemic on the island of Tenerife, mainly in Las Cañadas del Teide.
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[edit] Habitat
The plant grows in the subalpine zone of the ravines of Teide. It lives during the winter months at the temperature gradient of -5 ºC. The plant requires a lot of sun and in arid and dry conditions.
[edit] Description
The plant lives biennially. Roses foliate densely during the first year, the inflorescence erect with the height between 1 and 3 m during the second year.
[edit] Flowering
The plant blooms from the end of spring and the beginning of summer in Tenerife.
[edit] Uses
This plant is used in gardens. The water temperatures are not lower than 5 °C. It is one of the plants are used for beekeeping, the plant has a great risk of pollen and nectar from other flowers.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Echium wildpretii
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