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Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Plant Height: 20 inches
Plant Spread: 20 inches
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Blue
Pink
White
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Depth to plant seed: 0.3 cm
Suitable for wintersowing
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting

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Common names
  • Purple Viper's Bugloss
  • Paterson's Curse
  • Salvation Jane
  • Riverina Bluebell

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Location: A field of Paterson's Curse in Australia.
Date: 2010-11-06
Photo courtesy of:JamesDouch
Location: Botanical garden of Barcelona (Spain)
Date: 2022-04-16

Date: 2014-06-07
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Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials

Date: 2014-06-07
Location: Just off the freeway at Crafers, Adelaide, South Australia
credit: Peripitus
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 2009-08-08
Location: All pictures taken in/on my gardens/greenhouse/property
Date: 2024-05-05

Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic

photo credit: Alvesgaspar

Date: 2018-06-28

Date: 2018-06-28
Location: Tottenham, N.S.W., Australia
Noted here  http://www.ento.csiro.au/biocontrol/patcurse.html as

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: My garden in Belgium
Date: 4000-03-07
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: June
credit: Magnus Manske

Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic

Courtesy Outsidepride
  • Uploaded by vic

Date: This image has been assessed as a Valued Image
Photo by Alvesgaspar
Location: Crafers, Adelaide, South Australia
Photo by Peripitus

Photo courtesy of Annie's Annuals and Perennials
Location: Sao Laurenco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-12
Location: Sao Laurenco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-12
Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Ponta do Pargo - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Crete - Rethymno
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: Sao Laurenco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-12
Location: Sao Laurenco - Madeira
Date: 2023-04-17
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Comments:
  • Posted by jmorth (central Illinois) on Sep 3, 2014 4:51 PM concerning plant:
    Purple Viper's Bugloss (Echium plantagineum) is a major invasive species in Australia.
  • Posted by robertduval14 (Milford, New Hampshire - Zone 5b) on Dec 21, 2013 2:19 PM concerning plant:
    In Oregon it has been declared a noxious weed.

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