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Blooming Tajinaste Flower. Vilaflor, Tenerife, Canary Islands #
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Tajinaste Echium wildpretii is a species of flowering plant in the family Boraginaceae. It is an herbaceous biennial plant that grows up to 3 m 10 ft in height. The species is endemic to the island of Tenerife, and is found mainly in Las Cañadas del Teide.The plant grows in the subalpine zone of the ravines of Mount Teide, a volcano on Tenerife in the Canary Islands, Spain. It requires a lot of sun and is found in arid and dry conditions, but it tolerates frost down to âËâ5 ðC 23 ðF.