In message
, Des
Higgins writes
On Aug 6, 10:55*pm, "JonC" wrote:
Please can someone help to identify this flower for me??
It has flowered for weeks and tolerates hot dry conditions, it is rough to
the touch.
Thanks.

http://tinypic.com/r/286yb15/3

Echium vulgare (viper's bugloss)?

Des

Yes. In my limited experience, wild plants tend to be more straggly, and
less branched, so I'd guess that this is cultivated stock.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley