Yet glorious as all flowers are, there are other subjects which can make the visitor gasp at the sight of their foliage along. One example is Rh. Sinogrande )a lyrical Latin name meaning, 'Great Chinese'), which always catches the visitor's eye and prompts a question as to its identity, even from a non-gardening spouse dragged along for the day! This stunner has enormous, glossy, paddle-shaped and deep-veined leaves, often a foot long here at Stoneywell but capable of growing to three feet in length in its native China. As if that were not treat enough, it also has lovely yellow blossoms in Spring. Another plant that electrifies is the much smaller Rh. cinnabarinum ssp xanthocodon, which has steely blue foliage and makes a real statement in the border.