Q. WHEN IS A Chilean rhubarb neither? A. When it is the most asked about plant in all of Colette’s Bed and Breakfast’s magnificent perennial garden — our very own “dinosaur plant,” Gunnera tinctoria.

Spring doesn’t work without rain. After 17 days without a drop – such magical mornings! – a first millimetre in the rain gauge offered hope to earthworms hiding deep in their burrows, to increasingly ...

Visitors to an English garden attraction can enjoy a Day of the Triffids experience after a Brazilian plant has sprouted giant eight-foot-long leaves during lockdown. The massive Gunnera Manicata ...

We used to scoff at nurseries that advertised gunneras as "Dinosaur Chow." Gunneras couldn't be that old, after all. Everybody knows plant-eating dinosaurs were limited to a diet of tree ferns and ...

20:56, Sun, May 5, 2024 Updated: 21:21, Sun, May 5, 2024 The UK Government is working on banning the giant rhubarb plant, also known as Gunnera, meaning it cannot be sold or cultivated, and those who ...

Q: When can I transplant my Gunnera? A: Native to Chile and Argentina, Gunnera tinctoria seems to emerge straight out of Jurassic Park. This tropical-looking perennial sports huge, sharply toothed ...

With leaves that grow to two metres in diameter, the UK Government has now banned a popular garden plant that is especially common in the southwest of England, according to experts. The Gunnera plant, ...

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At 12ft tall and counting, the giant Gunnera manicata has taken over Jenny and Anthony Phillips’s garden. But far from being an unwelcome intruder, the colossal plant provides a striking centrepiece ...

Preparations have begun on an ambitious project to wipe out an invasive species of plant from the Western Isles. Gunnera tinctoria, also known as giant rhubarb, originates from South America and ...