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oh goodness, they would be like green and bushy, with some flowers etc.
its just that the house/garden i own was planted by the previous owners and i don;t know what everything is. in fact i have one plant this year that wasn;t there last year or the year before (at least not at about 5 foot and blinking obvious now!) i am toying with the idea it might be a weed.
lots of strong stems reaching up to about 5 feet, typical green leaves, and the top of each stem is just starting to sprout some purpole flowers. a bit like lavendar sprigs, but it aintn't lavendar (i think).