25 TOWER OF JEWELS Red Bugloss Echium Wildpretii Ruby Hummingbird Flower Seeds

Description:
Name: Tower of Jewels
Other common names: Red Bugloss, Tenerife Bugloss, Mount Teide Bugloss, Wilpret’s Bugloss
Scientific name: Echium Wildpretii, Echium Bourgaenum
Color: Maroon, Cranberry, Ruby Red
Plant seeds: Outdoors after frost, indoors weeks before last frost
Bloom time: Summer
Hardiness zone: 9 – 11
Plant height: 5 – 10 feet
Plant spacing: 36 – 48 inches
Light requirements: Sun
Soil & water preferences: Average – Dry
Quantity: 25 seeds
Additional information: This rare plant originates from Tenerife Island. It features impressive foliage and striking flower spikes that can reach heights of 6 – 8 feet, adorned with hundreds of funnel-shaped blooms rich in nectar, attracting bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. This biennial plant will flower in its second year and can reseed itself, ensuring continual blooms each year. It is resistant to deer, tolerates coastal conditions, sandy or rocky soils, dry spells, high temperatures, and even low temperatures down to 25°F.