The Tower of Jewels (Echium wildpretii) is in full floral display in the Rose & Flower Garden.  These biennial plants from the Canary Islands stand 7-8 ft tall and were started from seeds last spring.  They grew for a year as silvery rosettes of spiky leaves and have erupted into bloom this spring to the amazement of Central Park visitors.  After the flowers fade in early May the plants will set hundreds of seeds and then die.  Come check out this spectacular plant before it's too late!