White Viper's Bugloss Echium Plantagineum Seeds

Transform your garden with the striking White Viper's Bugloss (Echium plantagineum)! This stunning annual or biennial wildflower produces elegant spikes of pure white, bell-shaped blooms that create a dramatic vertical accent in any garden setting. Native to Mediterranean regions, this hardy plant is a magnet for bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.

100 Seeds

Key Features:

• Elegant white flower spikes reaching 12-24 inches tall
• Exceptional pollinator attractor - beloved by bees and butterflies
• Drought-tolerant once established
• Perfect for wildflower meadows, cottage gardens, and borders
• Self-sows readily for naturalized plantings
• Blooms from late spring through summer
• Deer resistant

Growing Instructions:

Echium plantagineum is easy to grow from seed. Sow directly outdoors in early spring after last frost, or start indoors 6-8 weeks before transplanting. Press seeds lightly into well-draining soil and barely cover. Seeds germinate in 10-20 days at 65-70°F. Prefers full sun and tolerates poor, dry soils once established. Space plants 12-18 inches apart. Thrives in USDA zones 7-10.

Garden Uses:

Ideal for pollinator gardens, xeriscaping, cottage gardens, wildflower meadows, and cut flower arrangements. The architectural flower spikes add vertical interest and texture to mixed borders.