Echium simplex

Tower of Jewels

Common name: Tower of Jewels
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	(unplaced)
Family:	Boraginaceae
Genus:	Echium
Species:	E. simplex
Binomial name
*Echium simplex* DC.

Echium simplex (Tower of jewels) is a herbaceous biennial plant which grows up to 3 m in height.

Habitat

It is a frost intolerant species requiring sustained periods of sunlight to thrive. It is endemic in the island of Tenerife mainly in Macizo de Anaga.

Description

The plant is biennial producing a dense rosette in the first year and producing the distinctive inflorescence to a height of 1–3 metres (3 ft 3 in–9 ft 10 in) during the second year. The flowers are white and the plant is in bloom from February to April in Tenerife. E. simplex is widely available as a garden flower in warm temperate areas. It is very attractive to bees and produces a distinctively flavoured honey.

References

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Plants in the Echium genus

Echium albicans Echium amoenum Echium brevirame Echium candicans Echium creticum Echium gentianoides Echium italicum Echium pininana Echium plantagineum Echium sabulicola Echium simplex Echium tuberculatum Echium virescens Echium vulgare Echium webbii Echium wildpretii

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