Echium fastuosum
Pride of madeira
Plant Type
Shrub
Evergreen-Deciduous
Evergreen
Overall Mature Size
Medium
Mature Height & Spread
3-6′ x 3-6′
Exposure
Full sun
Water
Medium, Low Water
Flower Color
Blue, Purple
Bloom Time
Spring
Special Features
Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Coastal Conditions, Deer Resistant, Low Water Use
Container Sizes
#1, #5, #15
Natural Growth Habit
Broad
Sunset Garden Zones
14-24
Echium fastuosum “Pride of Madeira” is a Canary Island native plant. It produces large blue-purple spikes that appear on the ends of upward curving branches mid-spring though summer. Overall the plant grows 3 ft. to 6 ft. tall and wide. Echium fastuosum has been known to do well in generally poor or even dry soils but it does require good drainage and little water near the coastal areas. Requires extra irrigation is warmer areas.