Echium (Echium vulgare, also known as Viper’s-bugloss) is a popular hardy annual wildflower. With delightful violet-blue flowers and attractive bristly foliage, our Echium Blue Bedder seeds are right at home in flower beds and borders. Echium Blue Bedder thrives in full sun and well-drained soil. It’s drought-tolerant and low-maintenance, requiring minimal watering once established. The small bell-shaped flowers are held on long, branching spikes around 30-45 cm (12-18 in) tall. Its beautiful blue blooms instantly draw the eye, whether sown as bedding plant seeds or used to create a meadow-style garden. Vibrant and easy-to-grow, Echium Blue Bedders are the perfect nectar-rich flowers for pollinators – they’re simply irresistible to bees, butterflies, and many other insects.