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Perennial Cornflower Centaurea montana cut to white

Fountain Grass Pennisetum setaceum sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Oregon Grape Mahonia aquifolium sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Yellow Loosestrife Lysimachia punctata sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Butterfly bush Buddleja davidii sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Old Man’s Beard Clematis vitalba sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Giant Goldenrod Solidago gigantea sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Himalayan Knotweed Persicaria polystachum sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Narrow-leaved Ragwort Senecio inaequidens sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Oriental Bittersweet Celastrus orbiculatus sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Snowberry Symphoricarpos albus sketchbook study sheet, showing details of plant

Sweet Pea flower Lathyrus grandiflorus without leaves

False Virginia creeper Parthenocissus inserta showing berries, flowers and tendrils free of suckers.  For more, check out my blog

False acacia Robinia pseudoacacia with detail of the grey bark and of one opened seed pod

Entire leaved Cotoneaster Cotoneaster‌ integrifolius sprig showing leaf rosette, berries, and detail of one flower.  For more on Cotoneassters, check out my blog

Entire leaved cotoneaster Cotoneaster integrifolius detail of small leaf rosette, one berry, and the underside of a leaf.

Broad leaved rush Juncus planifolius showing its growth habit, wide leaves, and flowering spike. Botanical illustration by Lizzie Harper

Brazilian Giant rhubarb Gunnera manicata showing a flowering spike in front of one of the plant’s gigantic leaves

Hottentot Fig Carpobrotus edulis showing the large pink flowers and pale succulent leaves

Himalayan balsam Impatiens glandulifera with details of flower, seed and seed pods, stem, roots, and growth habit.

Himalalyan knotweed Persicaria wallichii showing a plant and close up of one flower.

Giant rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria showing one enormous leaf and a crimson tinged flowering spike

Giant rhubarb Gunnera tinctoria Detail habit drawing

Giant knotweed Fallopia sachalinensis showing numerous drooping flowers, large leaves, stem section and detail of the orange underground rhizome