species
Echium vulgare
Blueweed · Common viper's bugloss · Viper's bugloss
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Echium vulgare belongs to the family Boraginaceae, also known as Blueweed, Common viper's bugloss or Viper's bugloss, native to the UK. It grows in full sun, where the ground is neutral and in well drained conditions. It tolerates coastal exposure.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Acidity
- Neutral
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Coastal
- Tolerates salt wind
- In the UK
- Native
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