Cerinthe major var. purpurascens

gorgeous

love these spritz not seen them before

Easy to grow from seed, Sandra! They are really annuals or sometimes biennials, I believe.

thanx spritz will look out for them

Nice colour combination between leaves and flowers

They do have a mind of their own, Pp. I'd like to scatter some seeds in my gravel garden, but I bet the plants appear elsewhere! lol.

That is so early, mine is still a baby, usually overwinter but not this time.

I agree Spritz , they do have a mind of their own :o)

Would love some to seed in my garden! They look so lovely - are they sun lovers?

Yes, Jo - definitely.

Dd - I did have a few that over-wintered! Amazing!

Left mine at my last house.Forgot about them because as you say, they self seed so reliably.

These are lovely Barbara, how could anyone refuse such a gorgeous gift?

WHEN it stops raining, I'll go and gather some for you, Ian. :-)

Oh Barbara, your such a good friend.
I know what it is really (Its just dawned on me!!!) your determind to get rid of the veggies and have only flowers in my garden Lol. :~))
Thank you so much. x x x

We've just found 2 of these which have just seen fit to germinate at my partners house. They're very sheltered so hopefully they'll make it through the winter.

I'm sure they will - don't forget to gather the seeds! They're so big, it's easy...My seedlings are amazing - one is in flower already! If the weather is kind, I might even get seeds off that this year, :-))