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Pride of madeira

How to identify Pride of madeira (Echium candicans)

Pride of madeira, also known as Fastuosum

Pride of madeira presents as a robust evergreen shrub, reaching heights and spreads of 4 to 6 feet (1.2 to 1.8 meters) or more. Its long, narrow, gray-green leaves cluster towards the ends of branches. In spring to early summer, pride of madeira displays prominent 20 inch (50 cm) flower stalks adorned with small bluish-purple flowers, featuring reddish stamens. These striking floral displays make pride of madeira an eye-catching addition to gardens, while also attracting pollinators such as honey bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.

Lifespan

Lifespan: Perennial, Annual, Biennial

Plant Type

Plant Type: Herb

Leaf Type

Leaf Type: Evergreen

Quickly Identify Pride of madeira

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Robust evergreen shrub, 4-6 feet (1.2-1.8 meters) tall and wide.

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Long, narrow gray-green leaves clustered towards branch ends.

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Prominent 20 inch (50 cm) flower stalks with small bluish-purple flowers and reddish stamens.

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Attracts pollinators like honey bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.

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Eye-catching floral displays in spring to early summer.

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Detailed Traits of Pride of madeira

Leaf Features

Leaf Base

Cuneate

Leaf Arrangement

Alternate ,
Rosulate

Leaf Apex

Acuminate

Leaf Texture

Papyraceous

Leaf Margin

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Key Facts About Pride of madeira

Attributes of Pride of madeira
Lifespan
Perennial, Annual, Biennial
Plant Type
Herb
Plant Height
1.5 m to 2.5 m
Spread
1.8 m to 3 m
Leaf Color
Green
Gray
Silver
Flower Size
1.2 cm
Flower Color
Blue
Purple
Fruit Color
Black
Stem Color
Green
Gray
Silver
White
Blue
Leaf type
Evergreen
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Scientific Classification of Pride of madeira

Family
Borage
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Species
Pride of madeira (Echium candicans)
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Distribution Map of Pride of madeira

Pride of madeira is a beautiful flowering shrub/tree that can only be found growing wild in the long forests of its native Spain and Portugal, and as an introduced species in California and New Zealand. It is considered an invasive species in California.
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Cultivated
Invasive
Potentially invasive
Exotic
No species reported
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