So, it's echium wildpretii /Tower of Jewels that you have? Yes, they scatter their seeds and produce seedlings...but I had one flower this last year, though not well and it's left me no seedlings.. Yes, all of the echiums are drought tolerant. I had echium pininana this last year and it has not left me with any volunteer seedlings either.. I've read that the echiums can cause problems with allergic reactions in handling for some people, but I haven't had any problems with that. My echium Mr Happy is now about 9 ft tall and I can't wait to see what he looks like in flower. The variegated echiums, 'Star of Madeira', have really taken off and I suppose I'd best try cuttings of those. I usually don't bother with cuttings of the echiums, but think I will have to with that one.I'll need to check online and see what results from seeds of the variegated form. I'm absolutely in love with the echiums!
