Pride Of Madeira Not Grown

Question

Hi Please help! It’s my first outdoor Madeira I have purchased as a young plant. It has not grown all summer. The leaves are now turning pink. Should I plant in the ground and with some John Innes 3 compost? Re pot and bring inside? Leave alone for winter? I’m zone 8 and it is positioned in a drained plastic pot and placed in a ceramic pot above ground in some sun and shelters against garage.

Answer 1

This plant needs full sun and it may not be getting enough. Plus, when the plastic pot inside is watered, does the water drain out of the ceramic pot? The roots may be getting over saturated. You are right on the border of hardiness and could plant it in the ground with winter protection. I would not leave it in the pot over winter. Either bring it inside or plant it in the ground.

Check these articles below with your other growing conditions:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/flowers/tower-of-jewels/echium-tower-of-jewels-info.htm

https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/echium-wildpretii/