Purple viper's bugloss
The Purple viper's bugloss is especially valuable in the wild garden. The sky blue Mediterranean summer flower flowers long and freely. A very well visited and uncomplicated insect pasture for dryer situations.
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Characteristics
Botanical name: Echium plantagineumFlower colour: blueVegetation period: annualUse of flowers and herbs: Good for insects and beesHeight in cm: 50-60
Cultivation
Seed required for 1000 plants (g): 6Planting distance (cm): 20 x 30 Sowing depth: ca. 0.5 cm
increasingly from

Azienda agricola "Sol Ribaldo" / Elia Betrame
At the Azienda agricola "Sol Ribaldo" in Italy, seeds are propagated in the Apennines at an altitude of approximately 650 metres above sea level.

Hofgut Rengolshausen / Vera Becher


Matthias Funk
Matthias Funk propagates Demeter-certified seeds on his farm in Oberndorf, near Donauwörth at the confluence of the Danube and Lech rivers in the Lechauen.