Identification please

[frogplate]

Can anyone identify this plant which has recently sprung up in our garden?



Initially it looked like a cabbage, but has now grown much taller with the newer leaves having a more pointed shape than those it originally formed. It is forming buds at the junction of leave stems and main body.

It looks vaguely familiar, got the feeling I'm going to kick myself when it is identified. (Bin liner not a normal feature of the garden - but hard to see the mystery plant against the mass-ranks of lilies behind otherwise.)

Thanks in advance,

Jonathan

[Dorts]

Looks like a cultivated Lettuce going to seed. If the fowers are yellow, it's a Lettuce, if blue it'll likely be Chicory.
Dorts.

[Hedera]

I think this is an Anagallis, member of the pimpernel family, which has bright blue flowers. There are several cultivated types sold.
the leaves aren't right for chicory.

[frogplate]

Thanks for your help folks, and sorry for the long delay in replying.

The mystery plant has now flowered - each flower lasts a day and the first few days it opened one, two and three flowers. This morning, a few weeks later it opened 32 flowers. As you can see from the photograph:



it is almost certainly some kind of Chicory.

Cheers,

Jonathan

[aeshna5]

Originally Posted by frogplate

Thanks for your help folks, and sorry for the long delay in replying.

The mystery plant has now flowered - each flower lasts a day and the first few days it opened one, two and three flowers. This morning, a few weeks later it opened 32 flowers. As you can see from the photograph:



it is almost certainly some kind of Chicory.

Cheers,

Jonathan

Yes, now obviously Chicory, Cichorium intybus.

[Dorts]

I was 50% right!
Dorts.