Can I Prune an Echium?

Echium will not accept hard pruning, but the perfectly rounded shape of young plants can be maintained by annual light tip pruning. If you let them go too long without tip pruning plants will become lanky and wildly irregular in age. Echium is attractive to bees, hummingbirds, and butterflies.

Do you cut back Pride of Madeira?

Can be cut back low in late autumn to keep compact and encourage new growth on lower branches.

How do you look after Echiums?

To grow Echium plants well they need a good amount of full sun, at least 6 to 8 hours daily. It is vital for growers to observe the amount of sunlight the garden receives before planting Echium. Ideally, you should plant the Echium in an area that receives sun from morning till early afternoon for at least 8 hours.