General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Biennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9b -3.9 °C (25 °F) to -1.1 °C (30 °F)
Plant Height: 3-8 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Other: Linear-lanceolate narrow leaves are silver-gray.
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Pink
Red
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Inflorescence Height: 10 feet
Foliage Mound Height: 4 feet
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Hummingbirds
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Drought tolerant
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Tolerates poor soil
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Common names
  • Tower of Jewels
  • Red Mount Teide Bugloss

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Location: Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
Date: 2021-04-02
Location: Blenheim New Zealand
Date: 2020-10-04
Location: Las Cañadas, Tenerife, Spain
Date: May
credit: Jörg Hempel
Location: Denver Botanic Gardens
Date: 2017-05-11
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-14
Location: Chicago Botanical Gardens
Date: 2013-05-22
Location: Blenheim New Zealand
Date: 2020-10-04
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-03-01
Year two, tower growing!
Location: Chicago Botanical Gardens
Date: 2013-05-22
Location: Victoria, BC
Date: 2018-10-27
Location: Victoria, BC
Date: 2019-08-27
Pair of giant 1st season plants
Location: Victoria, BC
Date: 2018-05-28
Location: My property / Crescent City, California
Date: 2014-10-18
A first year plant..it will flower this next year.  The white spo
Location: Belsay Hall garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-05-19

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: My Garden Crescent City, California
Date: 2015-12-18
This is what my largest e. wildpretii looks like mid-December her
Location: Hamilton Square perennial garden Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-04-14
Location: My Garden   Crescent City, California
Date: 2015-08-17
Second year of growth...base 'rosette' 3 1/2 -4 ft in diameter
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-01
Flowering of this three year old biennial in zone 9b. 2015-04-01
Location: Denver Botanic Gardens
Date: 2017-05-11
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-05-27
After the bloom. Prolific seed production. Just cut of infloresce
Location: Los Angeles Arboretum, Arcadia, California
Date: 2010-05-15

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-08
Six feet/1.8m tall "Tower of Jewels" in Zone 9b.
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2014-11-25
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-06-10
An astonishing abundance of seeds on this giant infloresence.  Zo
Location: western Oregon
Date: summer 2015
emerging growth from seed
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2017-12-14
Young plants sprouted all over! Time to transplant.
Location: western Oregon
Date: 2016-01-02

credit: Javier Martin

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Tenerife, Spain
Date: May
credit: Jörg Hempel
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske
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Plant Events from our members
MrsBinWY On January 30, 2019 Seeds germinated
1; 14 on 1-31-19
MrsBinWY On January 22, 2019 Seeds sown
25 seeds from Domehomedee's 2014G in milk jug @ room temp (cool nights)
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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wow by gingin Dec 21, 2013 4:28 PM 0
Nice by gardengus Dec 2, 2014 7:53 PM 2
emerging growth from seed by duane456 May 19, 2016 10:44 AM 4

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