Scientific Name:	Echium vulgare
Pronunciation:	EK-ee-um vull-GAIR-ee
Common Name:	blueweed, viper's bugloss
Family Name:	Boraginaceae
Plant Type:	Biennial, Invasive plant
Key ID Features:	Basal leaves oblanceolate, 6-25 cm long x 0.5 - 3cm wide; stem leaves alternate sessile, lanceolate with bristly hairs and white speckles; florets appear on a panicle in the second year, 12-20 mm long; nutlets angular, 4 per floret. (eFlora BC)
Course(s):	Level 4 Apprenticeship

Habit: Irregular Form: Oval - horizontal Texture: Medium Mature Size: Height: 0.7 - 1.3m Spread: 0.3 - 0.6m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Europe (naturalized in many areas of North America) Hardiness Rating: Zone 3: (-40 to -34 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Moderate Landscape Uses: Medicinal plant, Perennial border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google

Leaf Morphology: Glossary Form: Simple Arrangement: Alternate, Basal, Sessile Texture/ Venation: Pinnate venation, Prickly Surfaces: Pubescent Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Oblanceolate Apices: Acute Bases: Truncate Margins: Entire

Inflorescence Type: Panicle Flower Morphology: Flowers perfect Number of Petals: 5 Corolla Shape: Funnelform Ovary Position: Superior Colour (petals): Showy, Blue, (rarely pink or white) Flower Time at Peak: May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep

Fruit Type: Nut Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Sep, Oct Additional Info: Not showy, Nutlets

Bark Morphology: Smooth Bark or Stem Colour: Brown, Green     Organ Modifications: Leaf-like bracts, Storage tap root

Propagation:	Seed
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Low maintenance plant
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant

Location(s): (NCA) Not Currently Available : needed Location Map

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