Name that frothy flower…

How well do you know these billowing fluffy plants? See how many you can name correctly. No prizes – it’s just for fun!

Candyfloss-pink heads of flowers bloom July-Aug on this moisture-loving, bushy perennial. The stems are slender but sturdy. Ideal for a boggy spot. H1.5m (5ft) S90cm (3ft)

Billowing clouds of tiny white flowers June-July are loved by bees – and plantswoman Gertrude Jekyll! Sun or part shade in well-drained soil. H2.5m (8ft) S1.5m (5ft)

Perennial bearing clouds of acid-yellow flowers June-Sept, above scalloped foliage that seems to turn water into balls of mercury. Sun or part shade. H60cm (2ft) S75cm (30in)

Fluffy sprays of small lilac flowers float above fern-like green foliage, July-Sept. This perennial prefers a moist, humus-rich soil in sun or part shade. H1.2m (4ft) S60cm (2ft)

Frothy-looking florists’ favourite. Perennial producing clouds of tiny white flowers June-Aug. Prefers sun or part shade in fertile, well-drained soil. H1m (3ft 3in) S60cm (2ft)

Umbels of tiny white flowers May-July above branching stems and finely divided foliage. Short-lived perennial or biennial. Full sun or part shade. H1m (3ft 3in) S30cm (12in)

Pink and white daisy flowers June-Oct cover this clump-forming perennial. Prefers a sunny spot and well-drained soil. Great for colonising cracks in walls. H30cm (12in) S1m (3ft 3in)

Moisture-loving, clumpforming perennial with plume-like pale pink flower spikes July-August. Prefers sun or part shade and damp soil conditions. H30cm (12in) S20cm (8in)

Vigorous deciduous shrub with smoke-like plumes of white flowers July-Aug. Pink-flowered purple forms available. Sun and moist, well-drained soil. H6m (20ft) S5m (16ft)