Snapdragon, Antirrhinum 'Royal bride'.

Alyssum, Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'.

Paintbrush, Haemanthus albiflos.

Alyssum, Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'.

Alyssum, Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'.

Alyssum, Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'.

Alyssum, Lobularia maritima 'Royal Carpet'.

Smoke bush, Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'.

Smoke bush, Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'.

Smoke bush, Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'.

Unfurled frond or leaf of Osmunda regalis Royal Fern or Flowering Fern covered in soft, greyish white downy hairs. Deciduous herbaceous plant now rare due to wetland drainage.

Chelsea Flower Show 2013, Laurent Perrier garden, Designer Ulf Nordfjell. Gold award