I’ve always wondered about hard pruning these guys. I’ve only grown small ones and given them away, as I never seem to have room enough for a full size bush. Most people seem to wait until their echium has gotten old and to big for the space and then they wack it back. This commonly seems to result in the cut branches / trunks dying. It appears that you’ve had success pruning into hard wood and getting it to back bud. ~ If you ever decide to name your garden entire, maybe something like ‘Crestview’ , Crestmont’ or Crested Flora ‘, would be appropriate.
They seem to have an innate desire to get large. Cutting the flowers in May-June and pruning back after the summer sun in SOCAL keeps them happy. I don't prune them back until November-December. If I were to name the estate, I'd name it The Plant Hoarder, but Crested Flora or Crestview sounds a million times better ;) We haven't even scratched the surface of succulent hoarding going on over here!
Hi, thank you for this great video. I'm living in the azores and i planted one but with the wind the trunk tend to bend forward. Do you use something to force them to grow straight?
Hi! Mine do the same thing. I don't think this plant likes to grow very straight, they tend to grow more like a shrub with growth shooting out at different angles.
What you call cresting is actually fasciation (fusion of several stems into one) and is a very COMMON mutation on MANY garden plants. It can be also restricted to branches or even flowers.
I love how u pruned them...i just bought one them...😊 im from England 🇬🇧
What do you mean crested?
Here is a cool example. th-cam.com/video/rtQgOgtQrBs/w-d-xo.html
I’ve always wondered about hard pruning these guys. I’ve only grown small ones and given them away, as I never seem to have room enough for a full size bush. Most people seem to wait until their echium has gotten old and to big for the space and then they wack it back. This commonly seems to result in the cut branches / trunks dying. It appears that you’ve had success pruning into hard wood and getting it to back bud. ~ If you ever decide to name your garden entire, maybe something like ‘Crestview’ , Crestmont’ or Crested Flora ‘, would be appropriate.
They seem to have an innate desire to get large. Cutting the flowers in May-June and pruning back after the summer sun in SOCAL keeps them happy. I don't prune them back until November-December. If I were to name the estate, I'd name it The Plant Hoarder, but Crested Flora or Crestview sounds a million times better ;) We haven't even scratched the surface of succulent hoarding going on over here!
Is cresting bad?
Not in my experience, I think it's beautiful.
Hi, thank you for this great video.
I'm living in the azores and i planted one but with the wind the trunk tend to bend forward. Do you use something to force them to grow straight?
Hi! Mine do the same thing. I don't think this plant likes to grow very straight, they tend to grow more like a shrub with growth shooting out at different angles.
What you call cresting is actually fasciation (fusion of several stems into one) and is a very COMMON mutation on MANY garden plants. It can be also restricted to branches or even flowers.
They are synonyms. :)
What does cresting mean?
Mutation where the plant is all flat.
What is cresting .
Do you mean flower s spire ?
Cresting is a mutation that occurs as the plant grows. It's the flat growth in the video.
@@WhatPlantisthatPaul I still don't get it cresting? ?? Maybe you're not explaining to good?
Is that the same type of crest that a celosia would get.
I believe so, it's a genetic mutation that can spread from other plants from what I read. I have several crested succulents and this lovely plant.
Just bought the seeds for this Echium! And the pronunciation is Ma-day-rah or Ma-dy-ra
Nice. Cool, thats for the correction.
I live on the Island of Ma dear ra....
Thanks for the proper pronunciation.
Do you know what cresting means? He says the word repeatedly without explanation. Thank you!
No....it is Pride of MADEIRA ( as in the country) not MADERIA
Sorry, I've learned that since this video.
Doesn’t even matter