Fluffy pink flowers!

Many of this year’s show garden designers were hoping to feature fluffy pink flowers. Can you name these examples? It’s just for fun. Answers below

1 Rhizomatous perennial with large sprays of rosy-pink flower plumes June-Sept, and pinnate leaves. Sun or part shade in reliably moist soil. H2.5m (8ft) S1m (3ft 3in)

2 Herbaceous perennial bearing delicate feathery flower plumes in July and mid-green bronze foliage. Sun or part shade; moist, humus-rich soil. H90cm (3ft) S60cm (2ft)

3 Clump-forming hardy perennial producing clusters of star-shaped pink flowers, July-Aug. Sun or part shade and a moist, sheltered spot. H1.2m (4ft) S1m (3ft 3in)

4 Fluffy, lilac-pink flowers July-Sept on upright branching stems above fern-like foliage. Perennial for sun or light shade and moist humus-rich soil. H1.2m (4ft) S60cm (2ft)

5 Large deciduous shrub producing haze of pink smoky panicles July-Aug. Foliage is soft bronze in spring and range of warm, vivid hues in autumn. H and S4m (13ft)

6 Upright clump-forming hardy perennial with vivid pink bottlebrush flowers June-July. Plant in sun or part shade and fertile, well-drained soil. H65cm (26in) S60cm (2ft)

7 Robust evergreen grass producing pink flower plumes Sept-Nov. Sun or part shade and fertile well-drained soil. H2m (6½ft) S1m (3ft 3in)

8 Tall hardy perennial with domed clusters of fluffy pink-mauve flowers July-Sept. Sun or part shade and reliably moist soil. H2.2m (7ft) S1.2m (4ft)

9 Hardy herbaceous perennial with pink thistle-like flowers June-Sept. Sun or part shade and moist but welldrained soil. H1.5m (5ft) S75cm (30in)