jane wrote:

I have a little puzzle for everyone.

In the summer (end July) I was given a seedling from an unusual plant.
The donor had no idea of its name.
The seedling is currently thriving in a pot, is outside though has not
yet lost any leaves, and is growing a single stem upwards. I dare not
pinch it out until I know what it is.

The flowers can best be described as being similar to the houseplant
known as the shrimp plant. The red-purple bracts are four-sided, with
smallish purple flowers. I wish I'd picked one off the main bush and
pressed it, for I'm working entirely from memory here.

SNIPPED

Leycestria formosa?... Pheasant berry.. (this IS in the RHS encylo
BTW-)

http://images.google.com/images?q=Le...e=UTF-8&client
=googlet&sa=N&tab=wi

That has 'stacked' reddish purple flowers and leaves 'could' be
described as heary shaped.. In its early life it'd grow a single stem
up as well, and it does seed freely..

Jim