You are probably familiar with the impressive Echium pininana with its gigantic flowering spike and propensity to self-seed years after the initial parent plant had long disappeared via the green waste bin. However, despite its smaller stature, Echium candicans 'Pride of Madeira' is arguably a far more ornamental flowering plant as well as being of a more suitable size for the suburban garden. Sadly they are rarely seen available for sale, but they are surprisingly easy to grow from seed. So in this video English horticulturist Simon explains his technique for propagating the 'Pride of Madeira' from seed.
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