What is this? It had blue or purple flowers in early summer
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Which is it: blue or purple? What did the flowers look like? Where in the world did you find this plant, and what conditions was it growing in?– Niall C. ♦Aug 29, 2017 at 20:07
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Small blue flowers I think, in early summer. London UK. Shady conditions in garden. Photo taken 29 August 2017.– John NygateAug 29, 2017 at 20:21
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Are the leaves rough and unpleasant to touch?– BambooAug 29, 2017 at 20:26
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I would say yes. Tomorrow I will go out and touch them to be sure.– John NygateAug 29, 2017 at 20:32
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Need to have scale reference, please? If the ivy is a normal ivy these leaves are huge?– stormyAug 29, 2017 at 21:09
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On the assumption the leaves are rough and unpleasant to handle, it's Pentaglottis sempervirens, common name green alkanet, a common perennial 'weed' in the UK, and difficult to dig out or eradicate (because of its deep, yet fragile roots) once established. Image and info here: Green Alkanet (Alkanet, Evergreen Bugloss) .
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I'm not sure about the identification. This plant remember me something.. Aug 30, 2017 at 6:58
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@GiacomoCatenazzi - reminds you of something? Digitalis purpureum or Borago officinalis possibly - its not Digitalis if it has rough leaves, and Borago, (which it could conceivably be), is only an annual - without flowers, hard to be 100% between alkanet and borage, but I'm betting its alkanet, given where the OP lives– BambooAug 30, 2017 at 8:04
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I think it is green alkanet. I looked at pictures and seem to recall the small blue flowers. Aug 30, 2017 at 12:28