Gunnera Plant

The back of the Pond Border is dominated in summer by the large leaves of the Gunnera. It is impossible to believe that this giant perennial started life fitting into a nine-litre bucket.

gunnera - summer 2003

Dramatic Gunnera Growth

Gunnera are dramatic tropical-looking plants, but they definitely need to grow in a temperate climate.

The picture below was taken in the summer of 1999. You can see how much the flax at the back of the pond has grown since.

Gunnera - Summer 1999

There is no room now for the small red flax or the yellow flowering Coreopsis originally by the border's edge.