Dried tips with seedpods and frost. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2012-01-01.

Dried flowering tops in winter. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2012-01-01.

Plant from above. Annala, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-09-17.

Plant from above. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2010-09-08.

Flowerbuds. Tapanila, Finland. Wild. 2009-07-22.

Flowering tops. Tapanila, Finland. Wild. 2009-07-22.

Flowering stand. Tapanila, Finland. Wild. 2009-07-22.

Young plant. Tapanila, Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 2009-06-22.

Leaves. Chichibu (near Tokyo), Japan. Wild. 2008-06-11.

Leaves. Chichibu (near Tokyo), Japan. Wild. 2008-06-11.

Stand. Chichibu (near Tokyo), Japan. Wild. 2008-06-11.

Plant in hoarfrost. Vantaa, Finland. Wild. 2004-03-05.

Plants in hoarfrost. Vantaa, Finland. Wild. 2004-03-05.

Plant in flower. Labby, Isnäs, Finland. Wild. 2002-07-31.

Sorry-looking plants - it's clearly not native to the tropics. Rio de Janeiro bot.g., Brazil. Planted. 2001-02-13.

Plant with lots of buds. Helsinki, Finland. Wild. 1992-07-01.

Young plant. Vantaa, Finland. Wild. 1992-07-01.

Closeup of branch. Vantaa, Finland. Wild. 1992-07-01.

Closeup of top. Vantaa, Finland. Wild. 1992-07-01.