Valerian

I also call it The Railway Plant or the Game of Thrones Plant (Valyrian steel was used to forge blades in the Game of Thrones books.)

Provides a nice amount of colour all Summer in the garden and, apparently, it’s impossible to kill.

[Mags]

Such a pretty plant!

[Helen]

Very pretty, lots of it here in Cornwall

[Milanie]

Lovely dof for this

[Joan Robillard]

Lovely

[Ellen Bogenschutz]

Pretty pink! Nice selective focus, is this taken with a LensBaby?

[Lou Ann]

An awesome capture. Love your bokeh too.

[George]

Lots of it here in Eastbourne. And in my garden - we’ll see if I manage the impossible!

[Beryl Lloyd]

Nice !

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Beautiful dof and colors.

[Dawn]

Lovely

[Carole Sandford]

Lovely focus!

[Kat]

Very pretty

[Barb]

So vibrant and lovely against the blurred green background.Fav

[Esther Rosenberg]

Very pretty

[Mickey Anderson]

Beautiful, reminds me of Pentas a little bit! Great focal point!!!

[M. Brutus]

I believe we have the same plant in my garden where it grows all year, much like a weed. I thought that I had seen it on English TV shows, but wondered how it could be the same plant thriving in such different climates. Your photo catches it quite nicely and is a fav for me.

[Ingrid]

Very pretty!

[Diana]

Beautiful shot and dof.

[Phil Sandford]

@mbrutus Seems to thrive on neglect. These are in a very sheltered and dry area of my garden, yet come back stronger and stronger each year.

[KoalaGardens🐨]

lovely dof

[aikiuser (jenn)]

Gorgeous, love the dof!

[haskar]

Lovely dof and colour.

[Kathy A]

Lovely colour and great focus

[KV]

Super color and lovely focus.

[M. Brutus]

@phil_sandford That sounds about right. I have a portion of my garden that is irrigated by a drip system. And these plants grow where there is no water being dripped. And between the landscaping mesh and the woodchips. I have to treat them like weeds in place so that they don't crowd out my rose bushes. But they make nice additions for some flower arrangements.