Blooms can be 10 inches across on plants about three feet tall. They bloom in mid-spring and may grow in a large pot, but ...

The real treat, however, is the unexpected papery texture of the flowers. I like to think of them as paper matchstick men. A. incurvata has white to pink flowers with pronounced purple veining.

The "perennial plant of the year" for 2019 is called Stachys ‘Hummelo,’ a plant that blooms in mid-summer with magenta flowers on spikes, towering over its green foliage.

A garden flower has gone wild and is threatening native plants on Christchurch’s Port Hills. The Spur Valerian is a popular cottage garden plant with its white, magenta and pink flowers.