Perth Voice Interactive

When Dianella gardener Rae Conway spotted a rose the size of a dinner plate growing in her garden, she decided she had to share it.

Ms Conway, who arrived from South Africa 16 years ago, called the Voice to say she didn’t think it was fair to keep the gigantic flower to herself, and invited our photographer down.

She has a few tips for anyone hoping to grow their own monster: “My husband is just very gentle with them. He’s very much into the blood and bone,” she says. “It’s got a horrible smell [but] gives them a jolly good feed.”