Echium pininana 'Pink Fountain' 3 Litre
Echium pininana ‘Pink Fountain’ is a stunning biennial or short-lived perennial known for its towering flower spikes and soft pink blooms. This magnificent plant forms a rosette of silver-green leaves in its first year, followed by a spectacular vertical display of nectar-rich flowers in its second year, attracting bees and butterflies in abundance. Ideal for coastal, Mediterranean, or wildlife gardens, ‘Pink Fountain’ adds impressive height and colour to borders and sunny landscapes.
Why We Like It:
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Show-Stopping Spikes: Tall pink flower spires create dramatic vertical interest.
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Pollinator Magnet: Highly attractive to bees and butterflies.
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Coastal Resilience: Tolerates wind and salt, perfect for seaside gardens.
What to Know:
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Sun and Soil: Prefers full sun and well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil.
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Watering: Water moderately; drought-tolerant once established.
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Shelter: Protect from severe frost or cold winds.
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Deadheading: Remove spent flower spikes to encourage self-seeding.
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Growth Cycle: Typically flowers in the second year, then dies after seeding.
Flower Color:
Soft pink
Flowering Months:
May
June
July
Height and Spread:
At full growth, Echium pininana ‘Pink Fountain’ reaches approximately 250–400 cm in height × 60–90 cm in spread
Delivery information
Click and Collect: Please allow up to 24 hours for us to pick and process your order. As soon as we have picked your order we will phone you and arrange a time to collect it.
An Post (Seeds Only) €4.00
A postal fee of €4.00 applies for any seed order. It does not apply to bulbs or seed potatoes or large boxes of wildflower seeds.
Nationwide Shipping Max Weight 27kg (including Northern Ireland) €9.00
This offer applies to most of our products online such as Christmas, plants, gardening, aquatic and pet products. Live Plant delivery charges are not calculated on weight but the space required per package to ensure safe delivery, so delivery charges may vary as some plants require more space than others when packed. In this instance, a member of our team will contact you. Our courier company delivers Monday to Friday and not weekends.
Pallet Delivery For Dublin and Parts of Kildare €25.00
If you have ordered compost, furniture that we stock here in Newlands, BBQ or if your order is overweight or bulky, we will personally deliver to Dublin and parts of Co. Kildare or 25Km radius from where we are based.
Pallet Delivery Nationwide €59
(For counties outside of Dublin & Kildare) If your order is overweight or bulky or fragile and your shipping address is not based in Dublin or Kildare then we will ship your order by pallet.
