General Description | E. wildpretii has a single, unbranched stem reaching 2 m in height . Silver-blue leaves radiate densely from the base up, becoming more sparse as they reach the clustered flowers. |
Shape | Upright, erect, to spike-like. |
Landscape | City and courtyard gardens, flower borders and beds, wall side borders. |
Propagation | Propagate by seed. |
Cultivation | Under glass grow in a loam-based potting compost in full light. |
Pests | Outdoors: slugs. Indoors: glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, and vine weevils. |
Notable Specimens | Chelsea Physic Garden, London, United Kingdom. |
Habitat | Coastal. |
Leaf Description | Silver-blue, hairy. Measuring about 50 cm in length. |
Flower Description | Small red flowers bloom in the early summer. |