Gunnera is one of the biggest and most spectacular, architectural, herbaceous plants, commonly known 'giant rhubarb'.

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Gunnera, commonly known as 'giant rhubarb' is one of the biggest and most spectacular architectural herbaceous plants. It has giant leaves with numerous thorns on the underside. It likes damp sites and is often used as a dramatic poolside plant Gunnera forms a symbiosis with a nitrogen-fixing cyanobacteria, which provides the plant with nitrogen in return for a carbon energy source for the bacteria.

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Location: England, United Kingdom
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