Back in July, I posted some pics taken at Gairloch Gardens in Oakville. There was a plant there with blackish coloured leaves. I didn't know what they were then, and I still don't know. Something tropical, I'm guessing.
I had to see if they had grown over the summer to monstrous proportions - for some reason I expected them to grow to 6 feet tall, with exotic flowers! Summer is almost over, and with the risk of frost encroaching, I thought I'd better hurry up to see these 'giants'. I persuaded Aunty Sheila to come with me yesterday, and this is what I found: no giant plants, no monstrous flowers, just some tired looking purplish plants that nonetheless fit in very nicely with the colourful beds. Glad to see them though, and Aunty enjoyed her visit
Oh, yes, those are bananas - teensie tiny little ones that won't last long once the frost comes.