Dainty pale blue flowers.

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  September 2018 edited September 2018

  fidgetbones said:

  I thought the first photos, it looked like a salvia. Salvia patens leaves a calyx like that.
  

  Thank you fidgetbones.....I do not believe it can be Salvia patens...See pic below. 

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  September 2018

  fidgetbones said:

  Salvia verticillata has whorls of flowers like that, and similar rosette of leaves. I have not seen that colour form before

  
  

  Thanks again fidgetbones .....Don't believe that matches with my images either.
  
  https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Salvia+verticillata&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj6mpPLsrbdAhVKaVAKHcFtASYQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=938
  

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• purplerallim Posts: 5,287

  September 2018

  The only flower I can find that looks similar (which is not a foxglove) is Campanula. I know nothing about these plants am only going on flower shape.🤔

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  September 2018

  purplerallim said:

  The only flower I can find that looks similar (which is not a foxglove) is Campanula. I know nothing about these plants am only going on flower shape.🤔

  Thank you for your suggestion purplerallim, but Campanula have flowers which are bell shaped so I feel sure it is not a Campanula...see examples below.
  
  https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Campanula.&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisze_0trbdAhVDPFAKHd_RBNYQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=938
  

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• Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

  September 2018

  A form of Salvia durifolia ? Perhaps a garden escapee .
  

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  September 2018

  Paul B3 said:

  A form of Salvia durifolia ? Perhaps a garden escapee .
  

  Thank you for suggesting Salvia durifolia Paul B3 but flower shape does not match.
  
  https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Salvia+durifolia&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi9rtGJu7bdAhVOUlAKHcXSBIoQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=938#imgrc=dH2_rdW33MLDpM:
  

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• Paul B3 Posts: 3,154

  September 2018

  The emerging flowers look like Digitalis .
  

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  September 2018

  Paul B3 said:

  The emerging flowers look like Digitalis .
  

  I agree completely.
  I think it is the family Plantaginaceae..same as Foxglove.
  But it is a large family and I have got fed up looking.
  Felt sure someone here would recognise it in a flash.
  
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantaginaceae

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• Jemula Posts: 196

  September 2018

  Echium Vulgare?

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  September 2018

  P.S.This plant was growing in a private garden that was open under the National Garden Scheme...the Yellow book.
  May I will try contacting the owner.

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