Tower of Jewels Flower Seeds ~ Echium Wildpretii ~ Snake Head ~ Unique ~ Rare ~ Exotic ~ Garden ~ Grow Your Own ~ Plant

One flower that is sure to make jaws drop is the Echium wildpretii of tower of jewels flower. The amazing biennial can grow from 5 to 8 feet (1.5-2 m.) tall and is coated in the second year with brilliant pink flowers. If sheer size doesn’t impress you, the silvery foliage and prominent anthers give the flowers and foliage a sparkle when sunlight hits them.

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~ Grow and Care Instructions.

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💎Tower of Jewels Grow and Care Instructions💎

Lay the seeds on top of the soil, dusting with fine sand, and put the flat on a seed heat mat or other warm location. Keep the medium lightly moist until germination and then ensure the seedlings get bright sunlight and daily water.

Light and Temperature

Grow Echium wildpretii in full sun. It thrives in dry, arid regions where it stays warm throughout most of the year. It’s recommended for outdoor growth in USDA hardiness zones 9 to 10, which includes most of Mexico and the southern tips of the U.S. border.

If grown as a houseplant, it should be brought outside during the warmer months, especially between June and August. 

Watering and Feeding

Echium wildpretii doesn’t require lots of water except during the summer. 

It grows best with dry to medium moisture.

During the warm summer months, water the plant regularly. Scale back on watering as the temperatures drop. 

Established plants require less water and become more drought tolerant.

To help increase growth during the first year, add liquid fertilizer when watering throughout the summer.

Soil and Transplanting

Use well-drained soil to ensure the soil doesn’t remain too damp. 

Cactus soil or succulent soil works best. 

To increase the drainage of regular soil, combine one part sand with two parts of soil.

As the plant doesn’t live long, it rarely needs transplanting.

Grooming

Cut back the flowers after the seeds ripen when propagating the plant. 

Wait for the seeds to fall to the ground.

How to Propagate Echium Wildpretii

Echium wildpretii self-propagates by seed. 

After the flowers wilt, the plant lays hundreds of small seeds.

The scattered seeds allow the life cycle of the plant to continue after the mother plant dies.

To propagate by seed, wait for the seeds to fall or collect them before they fall. 

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