Echium Collection

Red vipers bugloss, Echium wildpretii, and common bugloss, Anchusa officinalis. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt

Viper's bugloss or blueweed, Echium vulgare
5855849 Viper's bugloss or blueweed, Echium vulgare; (add.info.: Viper's bugloss or blueweed, Echium vulgare. Chromolithograph from Carl Lindman's "Bilder ur Nordens Flora")

Tajinaste rojo (Echium wildpretii), Teide National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site. Canary Islands. Endemic

Vipers Bugloss or Blueweed -Echium vulgare-, flowering, wild plant, Germany, Europe

Flowers at the Pico do Arieiro (1816m), Madeira Island, Portugal

Three metre tall Mount Teide bugloss / Tower of jewels / Red Tajinaste (Echium wildpretii) flowering beside Teide wallflowers (Erysimum scoparium) on misty mountainside, Teide National Park

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Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife. Las Canadas National Park. Volcanic rock formation with endemic red bugloss plant in bloom (Echium wildpretii). Date: 28/09/2006

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Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife. Las Canadas National Park. Endemic plant in bloom, Red Bugloss (Echium wildpretii). Date: 28/09/2006

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Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife. Las Canadas National Park. Endemic plant in bloom, Red Bugloss (Echium wildpretii). Date: 28/09/2006

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Endemic high elevation shrub with yellow flower, Descurainia bourgeauana, Mt. Teide, Las Canadas National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Date: 12/08/2006

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Endemic plant in bloom, Red bugloss (Echium wildpretii), Las Canadas National Park, Date: 12/08/2006

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Mount Teide, Las Canadas National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Date: 12/08/2006

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Endemic plant in bloom (Echium wildpretii), Las Canadas National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain Date: 12/08/2006

Red giant tajinaste / Mount Teide bugloss / Towers of jewels (Echium wildpretii) close up of flowers, Teide National Park, Tenerife, Canary Islands

Gamopetalous Plants (colour litho)
6004525 Gamopetalous Plants (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gamopetalous Plants)

Common vipers bugloss, Echium vulgare. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by James Sowerby from James Smiths English Botany, London, 1794

Vipers bugloss, Echium vulgare. Handcoloured woodblock engraving of a botanical illustration from Adam Lonicers Krauterbuch, or Herbal, Frankfurt, 1557

Curtis British Entomology Plate 563
Lepidoptera: Odontia dentalis = Cynaeda dentalis (Starry Brindle, Starry Brindled Pearl) [Plant: Echium vulgare (Common Viper-grass)] Date: 1824-39

Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Tajinaste rojo (Echium wildpretii), is an endemic Tenerife plant. Tenerife, Canary Islands

Common vipers bugloss, Echium vulgare.. Handcolored botanical copperplate engraving from Joshua Hamiltons Culpepers English Family Physician; or Medical Herbal Enlarged

Small white butterfly (Pieris rapae) on vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare). Kent, UK. July

Common Vipers Bugloss
Decorative flower study by Jeannie Foord, of a Common Vipers Bugloss. 1899

Vipers Bugloss (Echium vulgare), Walberla, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Tower of Jewels, Red Bugloss, Tenerife Bugloss or Mount Teide Bugloss -Echium wildpretii-, in flower, Teide National Park, Las Llanadas, Provinz Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain

Six-spot Burnet -Zygaena filipendulae, Anthrocera Filipendulae-, on a Vipers Bugloss -Echium vulgare-, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Echium pininana, tower of jewels
The flower spikes of this plant can grow up to 3 metres and has hundreds of purple blue flowers in summer

Illustration, Pyrales -- Tortrices -- Hydrocampa Nymphaeata, Odontia Dentalis, Ennychia Nigrata, Threnodes Pollinalis, Pyrausta Purpuralis, Botys Urticata, Botys Flavalis, Botys Hyalinalis

Gran Canary borage -Echium callithyrsum-, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

On her Channel Island home on Jethou, Mrs Compton Mackenzie and some fine echium - 12 foot high. 1927

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CANARY ISLAND FLORA - Red Tajinaste (Tenerife-endemic) in spring (May) in blossom (Echium wildpretii) Date:

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Viper's Bugloss - in flower - with visiting bumblebee (Echium vulgare) Date:

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Viper's Bugloss - in flower - with visiting bumblebee (Echium vulgare) Date:

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Purple Bugloss (Echium plantagineum) Date:

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Viper's Bugloss (Echium vulgare) Date:

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Purple Viper's Bugloss - Summer (Echium plantagineum) Date:

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Purple Viper's Bugloss - Summer (Echium plantagineum) Date:

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Purple Viper's Bugloss - Summer (Echium plantagineum) Date:

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CANARY ISLAND - PLANTS, Red Tajinaste - in blossom, spring. Tenerife endemic (Echium wildpretii) Date:

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Pride of Madeira (Echium fastuosum) Date:

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Pride of Madeira (Echium fastuosum) Date:

Vipers Bugloss or Blueweed - Echium vulgare (Echion) by Leonhart Fuchs from De historia stirpium commentarii insignes
Herbal, 16th century. Leonhart Fuchs (1501-1566), De historia stirpium commentarii insignes (Notable Commentaries on the History of Plants), 1542

Echium plantagineum, salvation Jane
Illustration from the Botany Library Plate Collection held at the Natural History Museum, London

Plants / Echium Vulgare
VIPERs BUGLOSS Date: 19th century

Echium vulgare in bud
Vipers bugloss (Echium vulgare) in bud. Photographed in Portland, Dorset, UK, in June

Edge of field with wildflowers
Wildflowers including poppy, white mustard, and Echium) surviving at the edge of a cultivated field. Although many fields are deep ploughed and even subjected to weed killer

Yucca in chimney and blue flowered Echium - UK
SG-20197 Garden - Yucca in chimney and blue flowered Echium UK Ardea London Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Plants / Echium Lycopsis
or echium vulgare VIPERs BUGLOSS

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"Echium: Nature's Tower of Jewels" Discover the enchanting world of Echium, also known as Red Viper's Bugloss or Blueweed. With its vibrant hues and towering presence, this wild plant is a true spectacle to behold. In the heart of Teide National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, stands the majestic Tajinaste Rojo (Echium wildpretii). Reaching heights of up to three meters, it proudly displays its crimson blooms against the backdrop of volcanic landscapes. A sight that leaves visitors in awe. But Echium's beauty isn't limited to Tenerife alone. In Germany and across Europe, another variety called Common Vipers Bugloss (Echium vulgare) graces meadows with its striking blue flowers. Its delicate petals dance in harmony with gentle breezes, attracting bees and butterflies alike. These magnificent plants are not only visually captivating but also play an essential role in supporting biodiversity. Their nectar-rich blossoms provide nourishment for pollinators and contribute to maintaining healthy ecosystems. Whether you encounter them on the slopes of Mount Teide or amidst European countryside, these floral wonders never fail to leave a lasting impression. So next time you spot an Echium standing tall like a tower of jewels, take a moment to appreciate nature's artistry at its finest.