On Sat, 11 Jun 2011 13:53:00 -0700 (PDT), Dave Hill
wrote:

On Jun 11, 9:47*pm, Rod wrote:
I wonder if anybody knows what this is? It's a self sown seedling, I
have 3 of them and I'm sure I've seen more seedlings when weeding so
it could probably become a nuisance if I'm not careful. I'm quite
happy to have a few of them around though - I quite like it and it
grows in some of those difficult to plant hot dry poor places.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/sylvan4...72157626909132...

There's also a selection of recent photos of my garden in that set.

Rod

Try purple loosestrife http://www.reallywildflowers.co.uk/p...e_loosestrife/

I'm not sure, Dave. I can't get my eyes to focus down properly, but I
have the impression of Purple toadflax, _Linaria purpurea_. If the
flowers are rather like tiny snapdragons, that's what it is, and
whatever you do, Rod, don't let it seed: very pretty, but give it an
inch...been there (still am, in fact), done that. Particularly
confusing among lavenders.

If not snap-ish, then, yes, looks like purple loosestrife (Ophelia's
"long purples").

--
Mike.