Flowers and flowerbuds, and a leaf, green, behind the flowers. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2005-04-17.

Those dark pink dots are all flowerbuds. Vantaanjoki, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-04-16.

Dark pink flowerbud and greenish light pink young leaf, with last year's root scar showing aboveground between them. Vantaanjoki, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-04-16.

Flowerbud, still covered in tiny longish leaves. Vantaanjoki, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-04-16.

Flowerbud, dark pink. Vantaanjoki, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-04-16.

Plants in bud. Vantaanjoki, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2005-04-16.

Enormous leaves lining a path. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-05.

The same path with enormous leaves, looking the other way. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-05.

Leaves. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-05.

Leaf. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-10-05.

Flower, almost flowered out. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-05-18.

Flowering plants, almost flowered out - the leaves are getting big. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2004-05-18.

Flowering plants. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2002-04-24.

Large leaves. They're 1 m (3') tall, and a child can hide under them. Botanical garden Kaisaniemi, Helsinki, Finland. Planted. 2000-06-15.

Flowering plants, with leaf. Vanhakaupunginlahti, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 1999-05-25.