Giant Viper's-bugloss
Giant Viper's-bugloss, Bryher, Scillies
Bugloss-like flowers
Individual flowering stems
Basal rosette of leaves
Plants with only terminal flowers remaining
Echium pininana
Tree Echium, Pine Echium
Boraginaceae
May to August
It is grown throughout the country as a semi-hardy
biennial garden plant, but has been called a garden thug.
The naturalised escape is found on the Isles of Scilly, the
Southwest and in a few other sheltered places.
See the BSBI distribution map for Giant Viper's-bugloss
It is a neophyte imported from the Canary Islands, which
has become naturalised in sheltered lanes and on
waste ground.
It produces huge numbers of seeds so it is not
surprising that it has the potential to become invasive.
Indeed, in some parts of the world it is classed as an
invasive weed.
Giant Viper's-bugloss is a biennial herb growing up
to 3m.
Flowers are produced en masse on large spikes.
Individually, they are similar to those of Viper’s-bugloss
(June).It reproduces by seed.
The leaves form a large rosette of hairy lanceolate leaves
in the first year.
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Giant Viper's-bugloss, Bryher, Scillies
Bugloss-like flowers
Individual flowering stems
Basal rosette of leaves
Plants with only terminal flowers remaining
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