tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post8393037683194144653..comments2024-03-28T13:18:03.669-07:00Comments on Succulents and More™: Tower of jewels: new beginningsGerhard Bock (Succulents and More)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-5565288909199763512011-08-12T14:25:33.872-07:002011-08-12T14:25:33.872-07:00Mark and Gaz, our climate seems to be similar enou...Mark and Gaz, our climate seems to be similar enough to the Canary Islands (albeit it hotter) that Echium wildpretii blooms fairly reliably. <br /><br />Interestingly, other echiums (like Pride of Madeira) prefer the cooler coastal climate. You see them everywhere in San Francisco and points north, but not so much inland.<br /><br />I'd love to visit the Canary Islands to see the remarkably plant life (and of course the beaches). Have you been? You're so much closer than we are.Gerhard Bock (Succulents and More)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17583583634141549759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1615100786320943903.post-7887977820555638822011-08-12T04:02:41.266-07:002011-08-12T04:02:41.266-07:00You're going to have loads of them now sprouti...You're going to have loads of them now sprouting randomly in the next few years. But it won't be a nuisance, easy enough to weed and pull out. Well done on getting it to flower in your yard, something we have yet to achieve here. And it looks like you'll have a multi branched specimen too :)Mark and Gazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427245730390252976noreply@blogger.com