Echium pininana Snow Tower

Common name: Giant Viper's Bugloss

Cherish the majestic beauty of this rare, towering shrub with its impressive white flowers.

-1 to -5°C
Good for Pollinators

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Echium pininana Snow Tower is truly spectacular and quite a talking point. A giant flower spike, covered in pure white, bell-shaped blooms, towers above a palm-like rosette of large, hairy, grey-green foliage from June to September. Echium Snow Tower makes a dramatic statement in any well-drained garden. Happy in borders or large containers, nectar and pollen are produced in abundance to entice bees and butterflies into your garden. Echium are native to the Canary Islands. The name is derived from the Greek word 'ekhis' meaning viper, because the forking at the end of each flower resembles a viper's tongue, hence the common name Vipers Bugloss. Happiest in a sheltered bed, border, or large heavy pot, preferring moist, but well-drained soil in sun or dappled shade. Echium pininana Snow Tower is a half-hardy biennial which would welcome some protection from the hardest, coldest frosts in winter when the temperatures dip below -5 degrees. Echium however will often happily self-seed so you are sure to have more plants the following year. The eventual height reached is 3-4m and spreading to 60-80cm.
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Key Information
Latin Name Echium pininana Snow Tower YP
Common Name Giant Viper's Bugloss
Hardiness H3 (-1 to -5°C)
Colour White
Position Full-Sun
Format Young Plants
Height in Maturity (m) 4.00
Spread in Maturity (m) 1.00
Soil Conditions Chalk Loam Sand
Aspect South-facing, West-facing
Drought Tolerant Yes
Good for Rockeries Yes
Good for wildlife Yes
Good for pollinators Yes

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