Purple wildflower?

trease, Jan 3, 4:36pm

Anyone know the name of the tall purple wildflower which grows along the roadside!It reminds me of the dried flowers hanging upside down in bunches.common name rather than the latin one, I want to include it in a poem

fleur59, Jan 3, 4:55pm

Lupins !

herc18, Jan 3, 5:04pm

Chicory, in flower now.

mottly, Jan 3, 5:44pm

foxgloves!

deathrockboy, Jan 3, 5:46pm

Vipers bugloss!

michael888, Jan 3, 6:17pm

Its a type of Stattice.

piquant, Jan 3, 6:30pm

Is it this! Linaria purpurea - Purple toadflax.

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maclad, Jan 4, 3:37am

Has it got a square stem, Salvia

trease, Jan 4, 12:20pm

I think it might be stattice but I'll check the other ones, I know it's not foxglove as we have some of those in the paddock

les6, Jan 4, 2:21pm

paterson`s curse!

brucet3, Jan 4, 4:11pm

I reckon you mean Purpletop, a variety of vervaine from South America , verbena bonariensis.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/327776/#b

maclad, Jan 14, 4:09am

Now that looks promising, very much like the plant I had in mind, seems to grow readily and anywhere

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