Not often seen this hardy herbaceous perennial deserves a prominent spot in the garden33 from midsummer morina longifolia produces stout flower stems with whorls of tubular white45pink blooms which rise above clumps of thistle45like leaves as each flower is pollinated it darkens from pink through crimson to give an attractive multi45coloured display on every stem even more unusual the spiny leaves emit a strong citrus fragrance when brushed against great for adding texture and