The Bloom of the Day for August 2nd, 2009 was Tower of Jewels (Echium wildpretii).
View the bloom of the day here: http://davesgarden.com/bloom.php?date=2009-08-02
August 2nd, 2009: Tower of Jewels (Echium wildpretii) by bunkhouseman
dave
Aug 02, 2009
Great photo ... cool looking plants! I've never heard of these and am going to read more!
wow how neat
dave
Aug 02, 2009
I wish this was hardy for us here. What a statement that plant makes!
angele
Aug 03, 2009
Wowee!!! Those are really something!