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Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon

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Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Boraginales
Family: Boraginaceae
Genus: Echium
Species:
Subspecies:
E. w. subsp. trichosiphon
Trinomial name
Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon
(Svent.) Bramwell

Echium wildpretii subsp. trichosiphon is a species of Echium that is found high up in the area of La Caldera de Taburiente on the Canary Island of La Palma.[1] Like its sister plant on Tenerife, this plant forms a large rosette of silvery leaves which eventually give rise to tall spikes of bright pink flowers. The plant is biennial and dies after flowering. This plant can be grown in gardens, but requires good drainage and fairly mild conditions. The plant hates water falling in the centre of the rosette and will often rot in such conditions.

References

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  1. ^ Graham, Rachael E.; Reyes-Betancort, J. Alfredo; Chapman, Mark A.; Carine, Mark A. (2021-07-04). "Inter-island differentiation and contrasting patterns of diversity in the iconic Canary Island sub-alpine endemic Echium wildpretii (Boraginaceae)". Systematics and Biodiversity. 19 (5): 507–525. doi:10.1080/14772000.2021.1877847. ISSN 1477-2000. S2CID 233622002.