does anyone know the name of this plant

I have been looking all over the web trying to figure out what this is. I moved into this house about two years ago and noticed this plant about one year ago...thought at first that it was a weed but decided to let it grow and see what happens.

It was only around twelve inches tall one and a half years ago...here's a link to the images:
http://www.napatec.com/plantweb/

There are two plants on the webpage, the first one is the most interesting for me to know about...thanks

 

Hi, the second one is very likely a willow of some kind, though could also be possibly be a young oleander or ?? (I don't know enough about them to say). The first is nice, certainly looks like it could be some sort of Dusty Miller, only not one I'm familiar with, but other than that I don't know, except that it's obviously perennial.

 

The first looks like an Echium the second looks like Acacia longifolia?

 

The first looks like some kind of Echium. The second might be Acacia cyclops.

 

thanks rima & oscar

If the first one is an Echium it may get up to 8 feet!
http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Boraginaceae/Echium_wildpretii.html

 

just for the record, i think David posted at almost the same time, my pc froze up as i was having a second look at the pictures.