Cynoglossum amabile 'Firmament' is a bushy annual or biennial that typically reaches heights of around 60 cm. It features hairy, oval to elongated grey-green foliage and produces clusters of deep blue blooms from early to midsummer, extending the flowering period if planted in late spring.

Cynoglossum species can be classified as annuals, biennials, or perennials, though they typically have a short lifespan. They feature leaves that are primarily hairy, straightforward in shape, and range from lanceolate to oblong. From spring through autumn, these plants produce cymes of flowers resembling forget-me-nots, available in shades of blue, purple, pink, or white.

Cynoglossum amabile 'Firmament'

Cynoglossum amabile 'Mystic Pink'

Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & Drummond 'Pink'

Cynoglossum amabile Stapf & Drummond 'Snowbird'

Cynoglossum amabile f. roseum

Cynoglossum amabile f. roseum 'Mystery Rose'

Cynoglossum amabile f. roseum 'Pink Shower'

Cynoglossum amoenum Stapf & Drummond

Cynoglossum coelestinum

Cynoglossum columnae

Cynoglossum creticum

Cynoglossum dioscoridis

Cynoglossum germanicum

Cynoglossum glochidiatum

Cynoglossum grande

Cynoglossum hungaricum

Cynoglossum javanicum

Cynoglossum macrostylum

Cynoglossum nervosum is a perennial that grows in a clump formation, developing an upright yet bushy habit. Its leaves are narrow, elongated, and covered with bristly hairs. This plant typically reaches a height of about 60 cm. From mid-spring to mid-summer, it produces clusters of vibrant azure flowers.

Cynoglossum nervosum

Cynoglossum nervosum roseum is a perennial that grows upright and forms dense clumps. It features narrow, oblong green leaves covered with bristles. This plant typically reaches a height of 50 cm. From mid-spring to mid-summer, it produces clusters of pink flowers.

Cynoglossum nervosum roseum

Cynoglossum officinale is a biennial plant that can reach heights of approximately 70 cm. In its first year, it develops a rosette of grey-green leaves that are elliptic to oblong, measuring up to 12 cm in length. In the second year, this species produces loose clusters of dark purple-red flowers during the summer months.

Cynoglossum officinale

Cynoglossum sylvaticum

Cynoglossum tuberosum

Cynoglossum virginianum

Cynoglossum wallichii

Cynoglossum zeylanicum

Cynoglottis barrelieri

Draperia systyla

Echinospermum

Echioides longiflorum (K. Koch) I.M. Johnst.

Echium includes a variety of forms such as annuals, biennials, evergreen perennials, and shrubs. The plants feature simple leaves that are coarsely hairy. In summer, they produce funnel-shaped flowers that appear in either panicles or dense spikes.

Echium

Echium 'Blue Steeple' is a biennial species that develops a rosette of coarse, lanceolate leaves measuring up to 60 cm in diameter during its first two years. In its third year, it produces an impressive flower spike that can reach heights of 4 meters, adorned with a multitude of small purple-blue blossoms that attract numerous bees.

Echium 'Blue Steeple'

Echium 'Little Bells Mixed'

Echium 'Pearce's Grey'

'Echium 'Pink Fountain' is a biennial or short-lived perennial that develops a rosette of lanceolate, hairy, grey-green foliage. From each rosette, a tall, slender spike emerges, reaching heights of up to 4 meters, adorned with pink flowers during the summer months.

Echium 'Pink Fountain'

Echium 'Pink Phantom'

Echium 'Red Rocket'

Echium acanthocarpum

Echium aculeatum

Echium aculeatum 'Bicolor'

Echium aculeatum 'Rosea'

Echium albicans

Echium amoenum is an evergreen biennial or short-lived perennial that develops a compact rosette of narrow, bristly leaves in a deep green hue. From late spring through to frost, it produces upright stems ranging from 20cm to 40cm in height, which bear clusters of bell-shaped blooms that start as red and gradually transition to shades of pink or purple.

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