Solved What is this tiny invader please?

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  1. Selleri

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    It's very pretty and grows in the cracks of the brick wall (below seen through Jasmine) and paving. I have seen it colonising tall walls.

    The colour is in fact more purple than in the pics. The wall is in shade so the leaves are much bigger than when it grows in the paving.

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    Thanks!
     
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    Silver surfer PLANTAHOLIC

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    Cymbalaria muralis.....common names ivy-leaved toadflax, Kenilworth ivy etc CYMBALARIA  MURALIS 11-05-2014 14-14-53.JPG CYMBALARIA  MURALIS 20-05-2015 13-52-17.JPG
     
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        pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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        I had some of this 25yrs ago growing up a fence, then it got wiped out by a very cold winter.
        Never saw it for years, until I noticed it growing in the very same place it used to be.
        A seed that had lied dormant must have germinated.

        Looks much bluer in the pictures than what I have.
         
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        • Selleri

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          Thanks everybody! :blue thumb:

          I googled it, seems like a very welcome addition to my garden.

          What is it with common names? Quite a whack for a small plant :biggrin::

          Other common names
          ivy-leaved toadflax
          climbing sailor
          Colisseum ivy
          devil's ribbon
          female fluellen
          ivy weed
          ivy wort
          Kenilworth ivy
          Kentucky ivy
          mother of thousands
          Oxford ivy
          Oxford weed
          penny leaf
          pennywort
          roving sailor
          Wandering Jew
          wandering sailor
           
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            It is a bit of a weed.
             
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