Echium

Anyone growing Echiums of any kind.

 

Sheesh that is quite some plant - how does it do in wind????

 

Fran.... in wind ??? look at top lol
I grow one Kent hop on a telegraph pole..trouble is, can't get to the flowers in Autumn....but have many others only on 6ft fence...easier to handle lol.
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Ladybird

 

We have short telegraph poles around here. :D
Its not too bad in wind as it grows for one or two years as a 2 to 3 ft plant, then shoots up this long flowering spike, after which it dies.
What on earth do you use the hops for Ladybird?
pete

 

This is a shorter one, trouble is its not really hardy Echium Candicum

 

Pete lovely plant....... Hops ? It has many uses, excellent windbreak,stems can be used for basket making, young shoots steamed and served as Asparagus,infuse flowers for a relaxing bath, boil leaves for a brown dye, also used to make paper and durable cloth,take a branch indoors for winter decoration and used in dried flower arrangements, apart from making beer. Not many plants or climbers so useful.
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Ladybird

 

Well making beer sounds useful anyway. :D

 

Beats my dandelions Pete...but then again, size isn't everything!

 

Hello skrumpy, Glad to hear you still growing the dandelions.
pete

 

Its not too late to sow seed now Marley, if you can get hold of some.

 

Echiums are everywhere in cornwall..... Lovely plant but i can never get them through winter for the best bit...the spike the following summer..in Derbyshire

 

you've definitely converted me to Echiums, Pete2255! I'll definitely give them a go! :D