Looking Dull.
I obtained my first Korean Angelica (Angelica gigas) plants from the Friends School Plant Sale (neonicotinoid free) several years ago. I didn’t know quite what to expect. That first year, the plants were somewhat dull. They just sat there and photosynthesized.
The plants made it through the winter and I waited in breathless anticipation. Round about mid-July, a purplish stalk shot up and erupted into the craziest flowers I’d ever seen. 
Korean Angelica is the plant that would inhabit the nightmares of folks who are afraid of bees.
Pollinator Smorgasbord.
The third year the plants were gone; they’re biennials. I just buy them every year so I have some in the boring phase and some in the phantasmagical stage.
Chester sitting next to Korean Angelica to help with perspective.
My plants self-seeded last year. Here are the adorable babies.