Echium plantagineum L.
Fully hardy annual or biennial with a basal rosette of bristly leaves and rich red-purple flowers in summer. Echium violaceum may be a form with paler flowers of a more violet colour. To 60cm. [RHS, Hortus].
Horticultural & Botanical History
Echium violaceum was introduced to Britain in 1658 from Austria. [JD]. Don gives a date of 1779 for Echium plantagineum.
History at Camden Park
Listed in all published catalogues [H.100/1843].
Notes
A major weed in much of southern Australia. It was gazetted as a noxious weed in the State of Victoria as early as the 15th February, 1911. [The Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Victoria vol.16, p.445/1918].
Echium violaceum Stokes = Echium vulgare L., Viper’s bugloss, another European species.
Published Feb 02, 2009 - 04:35 PM | Last updated Jul 15, 2010 - 02:10 PM
| Family | Boraginaceae |
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| Region of origin | Mediterranean |
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| Common Name | Patterson?s curse, Salvation Jane |
| Name in the Camden Park Record | Echium violaceum |
| Confidence level | high |