I believe it is Odontonema strictum, a plant from Central America. Acanthaceae. The common name might be Firespike. Depending on conditions, probably would not grow much taller than 4-6 feet.

Yes, Alison - you are so right! It's nice to 'see' you again!!! Mine are in bloom right now, visited by many, many Hummingbirds during the day/evening, and well over 7' tall.

Yes, Alison - you are so right! It's nice to 'see' you again!!! Mine are in bloom right now, visited by many, many Hummingbirds during the day/evening, and well over 7' tall.

I "rescued" one of these from a nursery. It was on special and near to death. But recovered quite fast. Thanks for the ID, I couldn't work it out. Only problem is that the wallabies love it and ate it right down. Had to put a fence around it and it's come back again. A couple of pieces that the wallabies broke off have taken so it must be easy to grow from cuttings.

You must hate hearing this but I'd love to have a wallaby in my yard. I guess it's like someone saying to me they'd like to see a white tailed deer in their yard. lol

I like wallabies too, but the 30 to 40 that range through my place juat have no garden sense. I've put water troughs well away from the garden to give them less incentive to come right in. When I put up an electric fence to keep feral pigs out I kept it low so the wallabies could get over easily, especially the younger ones. But now I wonder at that "thoughtfullness".

Keep your firespike in a shady spot, they don't like full sun. Mine gets about 3 hours of morning sun and that's it. it gets 5-6' tall.