"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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In message , Russel Sprout
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"Emrys Davies" wrote in message
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Would someone kindly identify this weed/plant for me.

It is about 18" tall, has leaves very similar to those of a
foxglove and
at first sight it could easily be mistaken for a foxglove. Its
flowers
are almost identical to those of a Lithodora 'Heavenly Blue'.
http://tinyurl.com/5ganxe
It has woody roots which are fairly deep and clump forming and is
very
invasive, particularly by self seeding.

Thanks,
Emrys Davies.



I'l have a guess at Borage.

http://www.rawrob.com/wp-content/upl.../04/borage.jpg


TinyURL is firewalled here, but I don't think that the description is
of
Borage. Bugloss (Anchusa) or Alkanet (Pentaglottis) has flowers more
similar - at least superficially - to Lithodora than does Borage
(Borago).
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

I am quite sure that my plant is Alkanet (Pentaglottis). The link
describes all aspects of it perfectly. I am really sorry that it was
allowed to escape from cultivation.