Can you identify this?

[Sweepster]

It's about 7-8 inches tall. Can't think what it can be, or even if it's something I've planted... The photos aren't great quality, sorry.

[shirlthegirl43]

Not sure what it is but it qualifies as pretty

[digthatchick]

Sorry to be an Anorak, but I think it is Penstemon heterophyllus "Blue Bedder' also known as the Foothills Penstemon.

I propogate Penstemons as part of my job and that does look like one of the 150 varieties, though the leaves don't look right?

If not, then Salvia patens "Cambridge Blue"

[Flummery]

It looks just like my blue Salvia that I bought at the village show on Saturday.

[rana]

I think Fummery is on the right track - it must be a Salvia.

[Sweepster]

Thanks all. Can't think how it got there (nothing to do with my plantaholic tendencies, I'm sure ) but I'm happy that it is!

[valmarg]

I've go this in the garden, and it's scutellaria scordiifolia, known as skull cap.

It is extremely pretty, but can become a bit of a thug if left to its own devices.

If you dig a bit up, it has small curly ?rhizomes.

valmarg

[valmarg]

P.S. change of plan. Taken a close up view of the pictures, and decided they are not much like my suggestion.

I would go along with a salvia, otherwise - dunno.

valmarg

[fluffygrue]

Is it Salvia patens? Mine looked just like that, but sadly it died over quite a harsh winter.

fluffygrue

[seasprout]

Its Saliva Patens, very popular with bees, its also classed as a wildflower.

Your lucky to have one.

[Sweepster]

Its Saliva Patens, very popular with bees, its also classed as a wildflower.

Your lucky to have one.

'Saliva'?

I will have to mollycoddle it a bit then - it's a very intense shade of blue and will be great if it gets a bit bigger - it's a bit lost among larger plants at the moment, but I daren't risk moving it. I grew Salvia Patens 'Cambridge Blue' (I think it's called) from seed a few years ago but they didn't make it through the winter. Ta for the ID

[seasprout]

'Saliva'?

I will have to mollycoddle it a bit then - it's a very intense shade of blue and will be great if it gets a bit bigger - it's a bit lost among larger plants at the moment, but I daren't risk moving it. I grew Salvia Patens 'Cambridge Blue' (I think it's called) from seed a few years ago but they didn't make it through the winter. Ta for the ID

So sorry.... the spell checker pulled a fast one.

Obviously not a phlegm plant.!

I usually get secret and secrete mixed up as well.!

[weekendwellies]

It looks like sage that my nan used to have all over the place. It self seeded everywhere and was treated like a weed mostly and yanked out ... unless we were having a chicken roast

[Sweepster]

So sorry.... the spell checker pulled a fast one.

Obviously not a phlegm plant.!

I usually get secret and secrete mixed up as well.!

Now THAT could be a problem if you ever turn your hand to erotic fiction