I thought it was a foxglove but it’s not

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Any idea what this is please. It’s growing where my foxgloves were last year.

it's green alkanet

I think it's alkanet (Pentaglottis sempervirens, or evergreen bugloss). Many consider it a weed because it can take over a garden by self-seeding and regenerating from deep tap roots.

Thank you. It’s very pretty and not much else grows in such a damp, shaded place so I’ll keep it for now.

My garden is full of it. I'm on a mission to take it out but the Alkanet is winning

I would get some foxgloves (Waitrose have them at £3 each so there must be cheaper!) and get that one out tbh. You will regret letting that plant live, they are thugs.

OK overruled so I’ll take it out. Shame as it’s quite pretty.
Any ideas what might grow there please ?
It’s quite damp and shaded by a massive clematis. Gets a bit of sun in the morning but none after that.
I’ll try some more foxgloves but they get eaten a lot by slugs and I need more things there as it’s a very wide bed.
I am trying to grow wild flowers for the bees and have some oxeye daisies and cowslips I grew over winter.
I’m a novice U.K. gardener as most of my gardening was done in the tropics.

I've got rhubarb flourishing in the shade of a Clematis and fence, but I don't know whether you're after pretty rather than edible!