On Aug 7, 8:56*am, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:
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.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

I have only seen it in the wild once in Ireland (I cannot remember if
it is native; probably isn't but gets naturalised?) and it is quite a
sight. The wild ones were indeed more straggly and were spread
through a meadow. The splashes of deep blue were very striking.