tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854285493028775412.post7834058621348340007..comments2023-12-27T00:01:38.296+11:00Comments on Florez Nursery: Echium fastuosum, Pride of MadeiraFlorez Nurseryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00675642756554004737noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854285493028775412.post-48450558397668215792010-04-20T07:40:27.475+10:002010-04-20T07:40:27.475+10:00Echium are short lived and often become very leggy...Echium are short lived and often become very leggy after a few years and peak after about 5 years before needing to be replaced. Cut back the old flowers each year. New plants grow from seed under the original and these can be used to replace it.Florez Nurseryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00675642756554004737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854285493028775412.post-50902721304154516302010-04-19T13:30:08.949+10:002010-04-19T13:30:08.949+10:00What is your advice on how to prune back this plan...What is your advice on how to prune back this plant to keep it shapely? We have two in our front landscape and they are huge and leggy after flowering.John & Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17887437354229836700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854285493028775412.post-60304063503272621912009-10-19T22:01:32.764+11:002009-10-19T22:01:32.764+11:00This pink flowered form is very atractive. I have ...This pink flowered form is very atractive. I have the normal blue one wich looks stunning when in full bloom.gintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-854285493028775412.post-13318107928259452922009-10-17T04:47:58.864+11:002009-10-17T04:47:58.864+11:00Ian... what an unusual plant. I bet it is quite st...Ian... what an unusual plant. I bet it is quite stunning in a garden.George Gastonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14788686834764003341noreply@blogger.com