Echium amoenum
Echium amoenum
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
We do not have much information on this species, but have seen a report that it is able to tolerate quite low winter temperatures[PFAF]. It is a native of Russia and so it is likely to succeed outdoors in many parts of Britain. The following notes are based on the general needs of the genus. Succeeds in any good garden soil but flowers best when the soil is not too rich[1].Prefers a warm position in a light, dry, stony soil[2]. Requires a sunny position[3].
Propagation
Seed - sow late winter-May or August-late autumn in situ. Germination usually takes place within 2 - 3 weeks at 15°c. If the seed is in short supply then it can be sown in pots in a cold frame. When they are large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and plant them out in the summer. Cite as: Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2026-02-21. <temperate.theferns.info/plant/Echium+amoenum>
Pollinators
Bees, Flies, Lepidoptera
References
- [1]RHS Dictionary of Plants plus Supplement. 1956 — F. Chittendon. · Oxford University Press · 1951 · ISBN - ↩︎Comprehensive listing of species and how to grow them. Somewhat outdated, it has been replaced in 1992 by a new dictionary (see [ 200 ]).
- [2]The National Non-Food Crops Centre Crop Database — http://www.nnfcc.co.uk/crops/pd.cfm ↩︎An excellent on-line information source, with information on over 100 species (as of 2006) of plants being investigated as bio-crops.
- [3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎