Vivid blue flowers

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    UnknownFlower.jpg Early every summer this nettle like plant growing on a roadside verge bursts into a show of bright blue flowers. It grows about two feet high and stays in flower most of the summer. I've been trying to put a name to it but drawn a blank. Can anyone identify it for me??
     
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    Green alkanet aka Pentaglottis sempervirens is the most likely, though it could also be Comfrey.
     
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        Thanks everyone, thats the stuff. 'Erself was thinking of planting some in the garden for the bright spash of colour, may not be such a good idea from what I'm reading.
         
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        No no don't bring it into the garden it is an utter thug... That is one to enjoy on a walk.... ;) :SUNsmile:

        As SS says Lithodora is a nice one... Or there is a favourite of mine, Pulmonaria Blue Ensign.. ;) ;)
         
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        I've got seedlings everywhere Terrier, feel free to help yourself, I've given up trying to eradicate it! :whistle:
         
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        Farmers grew lots of it around here a few years ago ("crop of the moment" or subsidies or somesuch), and it has lurked on hedgerows ever since.
         
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        OK ! OK! I got the message :heehee: and thanks for the tips on alternatives.
         
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