ID of Shrub or Herbaceous

Hi,

could anyone ID this plant. I have a load of them that were not what it said on the tin. It's got flowers very similar to this:
but I'm pretty sure they have six petals that were born at the end of the stem with sepals about a centimetre long and a similar shape to the smaller leaves. Several flowers came from the same bracts and they reminded me of Cerinthes. Here's the shrub? I couldn't find my camera at the time to get a flower.
Thanks.

 

1. Thinking!
Do I assume this pic is not the plant you are talking about.
It would really help to know if you are refering to a shrub or perennial.
How tall?
What are the leaves like?
Is it flowering now?
A pic showing YOUR whole plant would really help.

Or are your questions about the same plant as no 2?
Confused.

2. Leycesteria formosa... a young plant.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&cp=4&gs_id=g&xhr=t&q=leycesteria+formosa&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&bpcl=35466521&biw=1536&bih=776&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=YKOGUNjVE9TI0AXX_YCgBA

This is the flower.

http://www.aphotoflora.com/images/caprifoliaceae/leycesteria_formosa_himalayan_honeysuckle_flower_18-09-04.jpg

 

WOW, Brilliant. You're spot on. I can't imagine where they came from though unless it was from Chiltern Seeds. I'll have to check what didn't come up that came from them. Brilliant. Thanks so much, it's been bugging me for at least six months.

 

The birds may have brought you them as a free gift!

 

No, definitely came from a seed packet masquerading as something native. I've had some really odd things given to me by the birds but I remember planting these out thinking they were Veronica spicata. But when the real V. spicata grew enough to ID I was stumped. They look far too exotic to have grown so easily from seed in my North East Garden. Thanks Silver surfer for the very quick and accurate help. Really appreciated. Now what to do with these exotics.

 

While Leycesteria is not native to UK it is now a naturalised shrub, very common in the countryside.
So maybe it did come in your packet of seeds.
Common name is Pheasant berry, Himalayan honeysuckle etc .

 

Thanks again. I have seen these in people's gardens in the past but hadn't taken that much notice, obviously.