Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
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Current Stock Height Guides
Current Stock Height Guides
Height guide disclaimer: Height ranges are approximate only. As living products, plant heights naturally vary between individual plants, batches, and seasons. No guarantee is given that supplied plants will fall within the stated range. If minimum heights are required, you mustconfirm current batch heights with Evergreen Trees Direct prior to purchase. Variation in height is normal and is not grounds for return, refund, replacement, or compensation.
Mature Height & Width
Mature Height & Width
Mature Height: 1.5–2.5 m
Mature Width: 2–3 m
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira is expected to grow 60–80 cm per year through establishment.
Root Ball Dimensions (Height & Width)
Root Ball Dimensions (Height & Width)
Use this as a reference when digging your planting hole. We recommend digging at least 10% wider than the dimensions below to encourage strong root development.
- 30cm Pot: 33cm (W) × 30cm (D)
- 40cm/45L Pot: 44cm (W) × 41.5cm (D)
- 50cm Pot / 70L Pot: 55cm (W) × 41.8cm (D)
- 100L Bag: 50.6cm (W) × 52.8cm (D)
- 150L Bag: 66cm (W) × 55cm (D)
- 200L Bag: 71.5cm (W) × 60.5cm (D)
- 300L Bag: 88cm (W) × 63.8cm (D)
- 400L Bag: 99cm (W) × 66cm (D)
- 500L Bag: 122cm (W) × 66cm (D)
- 750L Bag: 134cm (W) × 69cm (D)
- 1000L Bag: 146.3cm (W) × 71.5cm (D)
- 2000L Bag: 176cm (W) × 82.5cm (D)
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Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Evergreen or Deciduous?
Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Evergreen or Deciduous?
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira is an Evergreen (foliage year round) Tree
Mature Height & Width
Mature Height & Width
Mature Height: 1.5–2.5 m
Mature Width: 2–3 m
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira is expected to grow 60–80 cm per year through establishment.
Growth Rate of Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Growth Rate of Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira is expected to grow 60–80 cm per year through establishment.
They are considered to have a:
Frost Tolerance & Ideal Climate to plant Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Frost Tolerance & Ideal Climate to plant Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira frost tolerant?
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira is Frost Tolerant – Can handle light to moderate frost once established.
Does Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Flower?
Does Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Flower?
Echium candicans produces dramatic upright conical flower spikes through spring into early summer. Each spike is densely packed with small purple-blue flowers, reaching 30 to 60 cm in length, and the entire plant becomes a magnet for bees and butterflies through the six to eight week flowering display.
Does Echium candicans Pride of Madeira flower?
Flowering Period:
Flower Type:
Flower Colour:
Purple
Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira an Australian Native Tree?
Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira an Australian Native Tree?
No
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira is Native to Native to Madeira, where Echium candicans grows naturally on the dry rocky coastal cliffs and slopes of the Atlantic archipelago.
What is the Wildlife Value of Echium candicans Pride of Madeira ?
What is the Wildlife Value of Echium candicans Pride of Madeira ?
Echium candicans is one of the most valuable bee plants you can grow in the Australian garden, providing a critical spring nectar source for honeybees, native bees, butterflies and beneficial insects, with the dense silver foliage also offering year-round shelter for small birds.
How much Sunlight does Echium candicans Pride of Madeira need?
How much Sunlight does Echium candicans Pride of Madeira need?
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira will thrive best in:
Preferred Soil?
Preferred Soil?
Echium candicans prefers free-draining soils ranging from sandy through to loam, and performs particularly well on the limestone and alkaline soils that reflect its native habitat. It is sensitive to wet feet and heavy clay, so improve drainage with gypsum and raised planting beds in heavier soils, or choose a naturally elevated position.
Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Drought Tolerant?
Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Drought Tolerant?
Is Echium candicans Pride of Madeira Drought tolerant?
Through establishment Echium candicans benefits from regular watering to build the deep tap root that drives its long-term resilience. Once established it shows exceptional drought tolerance reflecting its origins on the dry rocky cliffs of Madeira, performing reliably through warm dry periods on natural rainfall alone in most Australian climates.
Planting Information
How To Plant Your Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
How To Plant Your Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Recommended Planting Spacing For Your Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Recommended Planting Spacing For Your Echium candicans Pride of Madeira
Echium candicans Pride of Madeira is expected to grow 60–80 cm per year through establishment.



