Echium wildpretii EK-ee-um, wild-PRET-ee-eye is a biennial flowering plant with tall rosettes of leaves and colorful inflorescences.This Echium plant is native to the Canary Islands, where it thrives in dry, arid conditions with lots of sunlight.Echium wildpretii belongs to the large Boraginaceae family of plants along with the Pride of Madeira (Echium candicans).