so this is it.. the Echium wildpretii. common name is the tower of jewels. i ordered seeds. nothing sprouted in a month. then i give up last week and order a 4 inch potted plant of ebay were i pay a total of $13.90 shipped. well i stumble across this one at a local nursery for a grand total of $12.50 in a 2 gallon pot. i get home with it and the man only charged me $2.50 plus tax.
so heres the wikipedia for the plant! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echium_wildpretii

pre planted photo

planted photo!!

there you can see it tucked in between the other plants!

my salvia spathacea.. these grow nice huge red flowers that the hummingbird love!

more flowers are starting there way up. kangaroo paw is getting ready aswell as other things. photos as allways when it happens!!!! enjoy your day!