Plant id?

[onalongsabbatical]

I see this on my walk round the village, not in someone's garden but outside a fence. I'm sure I used to know what it was - I thought it was a rhodochiton, but having looked it up, it seems not. Any ideas? The dangling flowers are very striking. I think it's a garden escapee rather than wild.

Is it leycesteria formosa?

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They self seed all over the place, but easily controlled. I cut mine down every spring and it soon grows up again. If I didn’t it would become a monster. Useful for screening.

I know it as pheasant berry- leycestria formosa. I have some in the garden and it seeds EVERYWHERE

That's it! I didn't know it grew so easily from seed - I'll get a couple from the plant I see and give it a go. I'll keep it in a pot though and watch for it self-seeding. Thanks everyone!

Yes, leycesteria. The seeds obviously remain viable for a long time, as I've just found a seedling years after the main plant died.