Echium italicum
Vipérine d’Italie
Pale Bugloss
Additional information
| Plant family | |
|---|---|
| Area | Provence Verte |
| Flower colour | pink |
| Flower size | 11-12 mm |
| Flowering months | April, May, June, July |
| Leaf type | Lanceolate |
| Height | to 100 cm |
Description
In the first year a rosette of hairy leaves appear. In the second year Echium italicum forms its pyramidal shape, branches almost horizontal, wide at the bottom, narrowing towards the top. The plant is covered in small flowers.
Flowers
The flowers, pale yellow, pink or blue, are tubular in shape with protruding stamens. The sepals are deeply indented.
Leaves
Lanceolate leaf is lance-shaped: long and widest in the middle. Rosette of long, wider in the middle, pointed, serrated leaves, covered in spiny, bristly, white hairs, 35 cm long and 1.5 to 4 cm wide.
Fruits Seeds
Nut: 3, small and wrinkly.
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