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 "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.