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Ricinus.
This was in the hot border at Normanby Hall. |
Rudbeckia 'Toto Rustic'.
Lovely, bright in-yer-face plant, and very easy to grow. Attractive to wildlife. |
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Carex flagellifera droops over a self-sown forget-me-not.
I liked the combination of the rich brown with the green and blue of the forget-me-not plant and left it where it was for the summer. |
Cream Hellebore with pink speckles. (Variety info to be added). |
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Stipa arundinacea in autumn.
Another one for texture and colour over autumn and winter. |
Bird-sown sunflower. I discovered this year that it's the coal tits who plant all the seeds about the garden. |
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Verbena bonariensis flowers.
Smell the flowers after dark and you'll find they are scented. They attract moths. |
Verbena bonariensis flowers - side view. |
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Verbena bonariensis stem.
The stem is quite square if you look closely. |
Late summer colour, in 2003. |
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