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Image of Echium vulgare
VII Region, Colbún, Chile
Altitude: 450 m. 01 01, 2002
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Species: | Echium vulgare | |
Family: | Boraginaceae | ![]() |
Order: | Lamiales | |
Chilean Name: | Hierba azul , Viborera , Ortiguilla | |
English Name: | Blueweed/Blue thistle | |
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Record: | 0022 |
About 1 Echium in Chile and 1 in our data base. | |
About 113 Boraginaceae in Chile and 39 in our data base. |
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Foreign Frequent
Height:100 Some ornamental value (B) |
INTRODUCTION |
Image of Echium vulgare VII Region, Colbún, Chile
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DESCRIPTIONPlant type: Biannual Flower: Blue, 5 petals Height:100
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Image of Echium vulgare VII Region, Pelarco, Libueno, Chile
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HABITATIn Chile this species grows in the following environmental conditions:
Habitat according to altitude: Low altitude, interior valleys
Watering conditions: Somewhat dry areas where the drought may last 3 - 5 months. Precipitations of 400 - 800 mm. are concentrated in winter.
Light conditions: Fully exposed to the sun. Level areas or slopes facing north.
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Image of Echium vulgare VII Region, Pelarco, Libueno, Chile
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USESSome ornamental value (B)
Useful properties: Weed
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Image of Echium vulgare VII Region, Pelarco, Libueno, Chile
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GROWING TIPSThis species has the following hardiness: USDA Hardiness Zone 9. The plant does not tolerate snow, but can tolerate occasional freezing spells of about - 5° C (the typical morning frost of central Chile).
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More species from the same Boraginaceae family in our data base: Amsinckia calycina (Ortiguilla / Hierba rocilla) Cordia decandra (Carboncillo / Carbón) Cynoglossum creticum (Trupa / Garrapatilla) Echium vulgare (Hierba azul / Viborera / Ortiguilla) Heliotropium lineariifolium (Palito negro / Monte negro) |