Tuberous perrenial from rocky mediterranean areas. Attractive large, divided and spotted leaves. Foul smelling large maroon-purple flowers in spring-summer.

The Himalayan weeping bamboo , maximum Height: 2.5m. Culm Diameter: 6mm. Minimum Temperature: – 10°C ... Beautiful Asian genus of medium growing mountain clumping bamboos , member of the grass family. They are endemic to China, Indochina, and the Indian Subcontinent.

Large coarse green leaves to 0.4m or more stand out from single tall bristly stem to 4 metres. the flowers head begins at about 1-1.5metres and forms a narrow pyramid of deep blue flowers to the peak of the stems. Probably needs more water than most echiums.

 Tower of Jewels, superb monocarpic biennial. The silvery-grey narrow leaves are a showy feature. The flowers occur in the second year and form a spectacular bright pink-red column to 2metres or more.