It's worrisome when this blooms in February....there was a good sized stand that I had set out on the currently very weedy 'mound' in back...wasn't sure if they were E. wildpretii or what....turns out to be E. 'Mr. Happy' again, same as in front of house...only getting hit with more frost back there and maybe more lavender in color than the 'pink' out in front, which is ready to bloom again also. I don't like them so much as consider them and 'oddity' that I just have to watch to see what they do...This stand did just like in front....one stand, two different leaf forms...I saw that the stand in front has two seedlings...and, of course, I willl have to let them grow...just to se what they do...lol..Please view in full screen..it's 'perky'...lol.

These Echium 'Mr. Happy' seedlings are interesting.....variable in color. The big on in front I let grow again this season because I'm curious what it will do...though I hated the Pepto Bismol Pink bloom.....

The stand in back got hit by frost, it also had the two types of leaves on the same plant, large, wider leaves and narrow leaves both...the narrow leaf stalks shot up and gave me lavender flowers, bottom leaves wiped out....



The front ones, this year, leggier, lost bottom foliage....













This one I love...no tall stalk and bloom is a mix sort of, pink and blue that makes it more Purple, 3rd year in ground...




I've threatened that pink one in front and may have to carry through on that...the PINK is not endearing...from anywhere in the open area, looking out the front window...what I see is THIS PINK THING...I could cut off the two blooming stalks, but I see more waiting beneath them... they wiil bloom soon...lol.

I see that the bees and hummers have found the blossoms already and they really don't care what color they are...lol..this is how I always end up not cutting down plants that I don't really want...the bees and hummers like them, even if I don't...lol..

LOL! I keep saying I'll cut this back as soon as some more bee/hummer food blooms. Ya gotta leave something for them!