I made so many I was able to showcase them on Instagram. Here’s one of my favorites: lavatera trimestris pink blush with pelargonium strawberry shortcake. Too pretty to eat!” Credit: Lucina Johnson ...

A large, upright herbaceous perennial with downy, greyish-green leaves with three or five lobes. In summer bears open funnel-shaped, long-stalked, purple-pink flowers up to 8cm across ...

An annual to 70cm, with rounded leaves and open funnel-shaped light pink flowers 7-10cm across, prominently veined with deep red-purple towards the centre ...