Echium wildpretti or Tower of Jewels is an attractive, biennial plant that makes a good addition to garden borders.
The narrow, silvery leaves form an attractive basal rosette in the first year, while the following year a flower head is produced on a tall stem.
The flower head consists of deep pink funnel shaped flowers in a cyme-like formation around the spike.
This plant is strikingly architectural and goes well in formal and informal garden settings, especially at mid or rear of a deep mixed border.