Saw these giant pride of madeira looking flowers at the edge of the Presidio and Lyon st.
Very large blue-purple flowers in bloom all around the entrance area to Doran Park (Sonoma Coast). Sandy soil. Sloped terrain.
Beautiful Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans) on the coast of California. They bloom bright every year and attract all kinds of polinators.
Echium (pronounced /ˈɛkiəm/) is a genus of 60 species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. The type species is Echium vulgare, viper's bugloss. Species of Echium are native to North Africa, Europe, Madeira and the Canary Islands, but have also become invasive in southern Africa and Australia. One species, Echium plantagineum (Patterson's Curse), has been become a major invasive species in Australia. Many species are used as ornamental and garden plants and may be found...
