Legousia Species, European Venus' Looking Glass, Large Venus's-looking-glass,

I really enjoyed having this plant in my garden this year. It flowered all summer and was very pretty.

"..This close relative of bellflowers is a native of the Mediterranean area, but has naturalized in calcerous cornfields and waste ground...Read More in many places in Central Europe. It forms much-branching, somewhat bare tufts completely covered with wheel-shaped, bright violet flowers in profusion. Seeds can be sown directly where it is to flower and thinned to 15-20 cm (6-8") apart. Blooming starts 9-10 weeks from sowing and continues until September, although in hot areas it can be shorter. Specularia is at its best tumbling over the edges of window boxes and other containers. If grown in pots, a tuft of 5 seedlings can be left per 15 cm (6") pot. It's also good used as edging or as a filler in rockery crevices in sun or partial shade..."