pasque flowers. They are beautiful arent they.
cant remember the botanical name but i will look it up. oh yes i can.

Pulsatilla vulgaris not certain on spelling though

Hello there! I believe it's a Pulsatilla, common name pasque flower. I had a similar one years ago on my rockery but moved house and forgot about it til I saw your picture. Your plant looks very healthy and a lovely colour. Have to put one on my garden centre shopping list!

I bought 2 purple and 2 white ones of these a few weeks ago - aren't they fabulous! They also come with red flowers. Yours look gorgeous. :-)

Gold star for your spelling, Seaburngirl ;-).
This seems to have been an exceptional year for the Puilsatillas. Ours are giving the best display that I can remember.

Thank you everybody for the quick response to my question. Let's hope this plant continues to flourish.