There are some of these around where I live in Norwich, the blue flowered species. They must do ok here because the immaculate garden they are grown in is next to a rather unkempt one and it to has them growing happily so they must be ok to survive mild winters here. It's something I've thought about growing but just not got round to it.
Do slugs like these? They like my other echium species.
Ah you're in Norwich @thevictorianzFH0qqPW .... we're probably not too far away from you ... we're over on the southwest edge of the city <waving smiley> You may well have seen the big echiums in the churchyard at Cromer
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi @Dovefromabove I'm not to far from Mousehold heath and the echiums I have seen were near Thunder lane. We only ever go to Cromer at Christmas, although haven't been for years, so haven't seen them but it's good to know thanks.
Well @thevictorianzFH0qqPW 😊 it’s a small world … we used to live in that area … then when we moved this way I drove through Mousehold Heath every day on my way to work at Sprowston 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Would there be any chance of these surviving on the NE coast of Scotland?
My guess is virtually nil, unless you have the most fabulous microclimate. I think combination of cold rain and cold strong winds and low temperatures wouldn't do them any favours
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Do slugs like these? They like my other echium species.
You may well have seen the big echiums in the churchyard at Cromer
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I think combination of cold rain and cold strong winds and low temperatures wouldn't do them any favours
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.