Blueweed Echium
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Blueweed:
- Phonetic Spelling
- EK-ee-um
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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This beautiful flower loves the sun, its as if it's tallness is reaching out to touch the sun. It truly is a gem that the Mediterranean has given to us. This plant has forty species and is a sheer delight to all who see it. It's a gem with its exotic colors a rising star in its glory, it's a symphony in its appearance and will be your crowning glory in your garden.
Coarsely hairy herbs with alternate, simple leaves; flowers in a slender, leafy, terminal cluster, each 5-parted, blue
Found in: Landscape as cultivated herbaceous ornamentals, weedy in disturbed areas, naturalized
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- E. vulgare
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- E. vulgare
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Echium
- Family:
- Boraginaceae
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Macaronesia, Europe to Central Asia, N. Africa
- Distribution:
- Naturalized in US
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Poisonous
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Cultural Conditions:
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 9b, 9a, 10b, 10a, 11b, 11a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- Slender, leafy, terminal cluster, each 5-parted, blue
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Velvety
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- Yes
- Leaf Description:
- Coarsely hairy, alternate, simple
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Naturalized Area
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
- Poisonous to Humans
- Weedy
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Poisonous to Humans:
- Poison Severity:
- Medium
- Poison Symptoms:
- CAUSES ONLY LOW TOXICITY IF EATEN. SKIN IRRITATION MINOR, OR LASTING ONLY FOR A FEW MINUTES. CAUSES SEVERE PAIN IN THE MOUTH IF EATEN! Digestive upset and liver damage as well as skin irritation from the coarse hairs.
- Poison Toxic Principle:
- Pyrrolizidine alkaloids
- Causes Contact Dermatitis:
- Yes
- Poison Part:
- Bark
- Flowers
- Fruits
- Leaves
- Roots
- Sap/Juice
- Seeds
- Stems
