Solved Purple flowers

Spotted this in a neighbour's front garden earlier. From the positioning I would guess it is a shade-lover, at first I thought maybe a lamium or brunnera, but the flowers don't seem right for the former and the leaves are wrong for the latter. Any ideas?

 

Could be Pulmonaria maybe

 

@2nd_bassoon are those flowers very small...as we have a small patch come through in the summer in just one place from the previous owner before we...i've tried to remove them but will they have it no way

 

Pulmonaria is good for Bees and Butterflies as well as being pretty. I have recently bought two of them. I bought one a few years ago and it did well in the back garden but when I moved it to the front garden it died. Could be it didn't find the more exposed position to its liking as it was not due to difference in growing medium, same compost used in both positions.

 

I have them growing in our back garden, never fail to flower year on year, I'm on the look out for a white one

 

Pulmonaria Sissinghurst White ..is a white flowered one...however I have always found it a very iffy weak plant. While all other I grew did well this one often died, vanished or was not as vigorous as all the others.

Pulmonaria Sissinghurst White - Recherche Google


If you want a good pale pink I recommend Pulmonaria saccharata Dora Bielefeld.

pulmonaria saccharata dora bielefeld - Recherche Google

I also love the dark blue ones.eg Pulmonaria Blue Ensign.

pulmonaria blue ensign - Recherche Google:

 

Hi @Silver surfer, thanks for the advice, will have a rethink

 

Thanks all Will keep an eye out for them next time I'm at the GC to keep fillin my shadey corner.

 

I do ave a very small one that's come up on the veg patch

 

The ones I have are Victorian Brooch. The one that died was Blue Ensign

 

If they are happy they're invasive weeds!
I gave up trying to get rid after three years and resorted to cutting them off every couple of days as they emerged.

 

They are beautiful anyway hehe