Lobelia, thanks all for the info.

It's a lobelia

Thanks Andrew, is it a hardy one, I have a feeling someone on GOY might have popped it in with some other plants.....

Looks like it could be L. siphilitica or 'Kompliment Blue', both of which are 'hardy', (spritz will disagree on the hardiness so I will put it in quotes)

Thanks very much for that Andrew, can put in my "garden" now.

How lovely Dd...:>)

I have one but mine is purple it's been flowering for ages ....

They come in lots of different colours - blue, white, purple, red and pink. There are pictures of them in my blogs on Gardens of Ireland (in Dublin Botanic Garden) and Private Gardens of Cornwall blog (at Poppy Cottage)

Thanks Motty and Amy.......will have another look at your pics Andrew.

I find hardiness to be greatly improved if you leave the spent flower stems on for the winter. The stems are hollow and water running down the exposed holes (if you've cut them off) rots the plant from the inside out. Seems an odd concept as they are very much at home in damp soil, but I guarantee that this approach works.

So pleased you told me this Meanie, as we have not yet cut it down, but were going to soon!!

Absolutely essential approach (in my opinion) with Queen Victoria.

I have seed for the white form of this if you're interested, and Queen Victoria too.

Thanks Meanie, and yes I would be......in both if you don't mind.

pm sent DD.

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