Echium ex ‘Blue Steeple’

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Echium ex 'Blue Steeple'

Seed Packet order reference: 571 (Internal HPS Number M09243)

RHS Number and Name Designation (if any): 285042 - tentative

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Notes: Forms a large rosette of rough lance-shaped lvs to 60 cm across in the first years, then produces a towering spike to 4 m densely packed with purple-blue flrs, adored by bees

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On a Chalk Hillside – May 2025
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On a Chalk Hillside – October 2024
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On a Chalk Hillside – October 2023
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On a Chalk Hillside August 2023, Peonies – which one is which! And late spring/summer garden jobs

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