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"Pete Stockdale" writes:
| "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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| 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.
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| I'l have a guess at Borage.
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| http://www.rawrob.com/wp-content/upl.../04/borage.jpg
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| 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).
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| Why is Tiny URL firewalled and where is here ?

No idea, but it's Alkanet, anyway. While it is invasive, it isn't
a major problem, as it doesn't regrow from deep roots and takes a
while for a seedling to become big enough to be a nuisance. I have
lots of it, and we quite like it.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.