Snow Tower
Echium pininana 'Alba'
Also known as
Tower of Jewels, Tree Echium
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Full Sun
Moderate watering
Half-hardy
H3
RHS hardiness
-5°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
|---|---|---|
5m | Max | 1m |
3m | Min | 60cm |
Flowering
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spring
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summer
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autumn
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winter
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Snow Tower Overview
A rare, and hardier, white form of Echium pininana which originates from Guernsey. Usually a biennial, it forms a large rosette of silver-grey leaves in the first year. In the second, it grows a huge tower of flowers up 4 or 5 metres.
Common problems with Snow Tower
How to propagate Snow Tower
Seed
Sow the seeds in the summer.
Cuttings
Root semi-ripe cuttings in the summer.
Other uses of Snow Tower
Spectacular plant for any garden, which also attracts hundreds of humming bees to its tower of flowers.