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I'm struggling to identify this wildflower. Help please... and thanks.

https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SO6gI11MjhU/YHiXFDMJoqI/AAAAAAAADcM/zVc-UwSc8PQA...

Google lenses says this...

https://g.co/kgs/gWxK5M

Hi Sean

It looks like a type of (Forget-me-not)

Gwynt

Looks like Borage to me

Evergreen bugloss

+1 for borage

More likely this. More commonly called Alkanet in the UK, often mistaken for Borage.

Are the leaves and stem slightly stiff and hairy?

Borage/green alkanet/evergreen bugloss

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentaglottis

http://www.gardenwithoutdoors.org.uk/node/251

More on the differences.

Green Alkanet, Pentaglottis sempervirens (In the Borage Family)

Yes.

It is a prolific spreader too. We have it in the garden and it pops up everywhere. It also has tiny irritating spines.

The little bright blue flowers are only about 1cm across, and the leaves quite big & pointed in comparison if that helps.

Yes thanks for all the advice. Green Alkane, related to Forget me not and part of the Borage family  and a prolific weed. Fortunately not in my garden but the local lane. Still  it's a pretty little plant and brightens up my day.

Pentaglottis sempervirens which seems to have several English names including evergreen bugloss & evergreen alkanet.

Although a botanist by training, I've started using https://identify.plantnet.org for plants I don't recognise & which seems pretty good

On iphone there is an app called plant net. Take a picture, press go. For your pic it it comes back with green Alkanet, plus some alternatives to investigate: great Forget me not & Beebread.

I tried one of these but it generated massive amounts of spam. I suppose the idea is that you get fed up with this and pay the subscription they want.

Thanks for that link!

CB

Almost definitely Green Alkanet. Some regard it as a weed, but I reckon it's attractive enough to cultivate as long as it isn't allowed to spread too much. Great for pollinators.