orgullo de madeira (echium candicans)

madeira pride echium candicans species shrub boraginaceae family softwood from hairy greyish ensiform leaves which are grouped large rosettes tips branches spring summer flowers born sapphire violet blue cylindrical inflorescences only about across but borne together hundreds widespread habit grows tall larger extension thyrsiflorum looks quite similar its pale lavender flower spikes taller straighter this less conspicuous when mature become disordered