| Family | BORAGINACEAE |
| Genus species | Echiostachys incanus (Thunb.) Levyns |
| Bibliography | J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 49: 446 (1934) |
| Native Range | sw. Cape Prov. |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | thickets and steppes |
| Altitude | 50-150m |
| Description | stem long white hirsute, leaves lanceolate or ensiform, obtuse, sparsely hirsute, the lower long petiolate, the upper sessile, inflorescence spicate, calyx silvery hirsute |
| Size | 15-40cm |
| Color | blue, white |
| Bloom | late spring, summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, germ. 1-3 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer |
| Synonyms | Echium incanum Thunb. Echium splendens (H.Buek) DC. & A.DC. Echium viridiargenteum (H.Buek) DC. & A.DC. Lobostemon splendens H.Buek Lobostemon viridiargenteus H.Buek |
| Territory | 2 Africa 27 Southern Africa (CPP Cape Provinces) |