1.   Closely allied to foxgloves they carry their spikes of tubular flowers for many weeks as the individual blooms open in succession from base to tip of the spikes.

2.   A small white tubular shaped flower that emerges from between the layered bracts is the true flower.

3.   Clusters of tubular flowers open in April, drifting over finely cut ferny foliage.

4.   High on his roster was Veltheimia bracteata, commonly known as red-hot poker for its drumsticklike spires topped with clusters of tubular pinkish red flowers.

5.   Its red-apricot tubular flowers are show-stoppers, and draw the first hummingbirds of spring.

6.   Its tubular flowers somewhat resemble those of coral honeysuckle and are attractive to hummingbirds.

7.   Nobilis is a pendulus-flowering species, with tubular reddish flowers with green tips.

8.   The red tubular flowers, flaring open with yellowish green tips, are most unusual.

9.   There was also a pitcher plant bog, where tubular chartreuse flowers trapped insects and digested them in acid soup.

10.   White tubular flowers grow from between the bracts.