No, he's not the world's smallest man. Nor has Photoshop been involved. This gentleman is, in fact, taking shelter under a humongous leaf with an 11ft span - believed to be the largest in Britain.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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