Perennials > Echium > Echium amoenum > Echium amoenum
Echium amoenum
Red Feathers
Origin: Native to Iran and the Caucasus Mountains.
Mike's
Opinion
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I love Echium's and this plant is one more reason to love them and grow them.
Michael Pascoe, NDP., ODH., CLT., MSc. (Plant Conservation)
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| Family |
| Boraginaceae |
| Genus |
| Echium |
| Species |
| amoenum |
| Category |
| Perennials |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 3-9 |
| Height |
| 15 - 30 cm |
| Spread |
| 30 - 45 cm |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| Landscape |
| Makes a good ground cover or even a container plant. |
| Shape |
| This plant forms low growing mounds of narrow dark green foliage and feathery flowering spikes (hence the common name). |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| This plant is deer resistant. |
| Notable Specimens |
| The A. M. Cuddy Gardens, Strathroy, Ontario, Canada. |
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