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Echium vulgare

Common name(s): Common viper's bugloss


Echium vulgare
Echium vulgare


Wildflower Information for Echium vulgare
Common name(s) Common viper's bugloss
Family Boraginaceae (Borage family)
Flowers color: blue   petals: five
Leaves alternate
Lifecycle biennial
Peak bloom period June to early-July
Origin introduced from Mediterranean Europe

Echium vulgare
Echium vulgare

Echium vulgare
Echium vulgare

Echium vulgare - leaves
Echium vulgare - leaves

Echium vulgare - stem
Echium vulgare - stem

Echium vulgare - stem
Echium vulgare - stem