Please I am a novice

Hi
Can you tell me what this is? I am now living in the house that my parents used to live in and there was a large pot - much unloved for years that this has just popped up in. It looks too special to be a weed but if it is I will keep it ~:-)
Thanks

 

No idea But welcome to Gardeners Corner

 

Thank you. And I am glad to be here! I am well not a novice gardener but certainly a learning one! I would love to know what this plant is. I have been searching for hours and have come up with a few ideas but no clear answer! And also why are my caulis just leaves leaves leaves?

 

Nope, no idea either. Ask Silver Surfer.
Lovely, isn't it? You gotta keep it!
The flower buds remind me a bit of fuschias.

 

Looks like you have got everyone stumped Cara. It's new one to me too and will be interested to know what it is. Very pretty flower.

 

Wow nice looking flower I'm looking forward to finding out what it is.
Welcome
gazania

 

Hi Cara,
welcome to Gardeners Corner. There are many,many people who know a lot about many things on here, but, it's quite humbling to find you've got them stumped. Well, so far but someone will know, you just wait ....

 

That is so beautiful. I would guess, if someone thinks that well of a plant to put it in a pot it has to be special.
Just clean it up and talk to it.

 

Hello and welcome Cara. I too have no idea what it is (but that's not unusual for me), but I agree, it is very pretty. Definitely worth keeping. I do hope someone knows what it is, because it would be good for you to know what it is so you can know what it likes.

 

well chaps (and chappesses!) i claim copyright on it as know one else knows what it is. it shall be known from this day forth as prettyis floweris blue-purple-inktum. it sure is purdy.

 

Hi Cara , welcome to garden corner , please a curiosity where do you live?
If you live in England and has been left outdoor it must be a frost hardy flower , for sure such of a nice flower wouldn`t never pass unnoticed , unless it`s a tropical .

 

Yes I am in the UK in the East Midlands! Hopefully I will find out what it is and certainly let you know!

 

How long has it been in the pot and do you have a photo of the whole plant (with some sense of scale would be good)?

 

Well, to be fair the pot has just sat there with weeds in for rather a long time.. my parents are not around any more and its taken me a while to grab their passion for gardening. This is the first time this plant has come up in the pot. As for scale well its growing every day. but here are a few more pics.