Hollyhocks

These used to remind me of Triffids, and I didn't like them much.  However, we had quite a few in the garden when we moved in here and they've self seeded somewhat.  We now have an incredible range of pink/red colours, one which is dark blackish burgundy, and one which is almost black.  

I really like them now.

Here's a few of the different colours we have (each one is different, I'm not sure whether the camera picks that up):