ID help please - purple plant

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  1. Nugget

    Nugget Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi folks

    I'd really appreciate any assistance in identifying this purple plant, seen in a London (UK) park on 20 June. The tallest of the plants was about 45cm high.

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    Thanks for your help
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Aint got a clue.
    But it looks a bit like some kind of sucker from a tree, looks good, but I think it might be invasive.
     
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    Did it look like it was going to be a woody plant or herbaceous? If herbaceous, then what about purple orach (Atriplex hortensis)?
     
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      Hi Cinnamon. Yes, it looked herbaceous and I think, having had a look at a few images on the web, it could very well be purple orach.

      Many thanks for your help.
       
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