Please help me to identify what grew from ‘erigeron’ seeds

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Hi! I’ve really enjoyed reading this forum as I get used to having a garden for the first time. Thank you all for answering a lot of questions that I didn’t need to ask!
Please can I have some help though in identifying these plants – are they weeds or not? They grew from a packet of seeds I bought online which were supposed to be an azure-coloured erigeron. They don’t look like erigeron to me though.
Even if this is a weed, it’s an attractive one – purple and green foliage, and water drops stay on the surface like pearls. What is it that I’ve been nurturing?


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Oh wow, that must be it, thank you Suesyn! I have a tall leycesteria shrub in the garden but the mature leaves don’t look anything like these seedlings so it never occurred to me. Now I’ve had a closer look at some newer leaves I can see it.
I don’t think I can really blame the shop that sold me the seeds then, even if they never sprouted!
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That confused me too @punkdoc as the seedlings have saw-toothed leaves, but the new growth on the shrub is the same purplish-green colour as @B3 says. And now I've found more seedlings in the patio underneath it, competing with my creeping thyme. Strange because my planter is nowhere near the bush – I blame the birds! Thanks for your help @Suesyn and everyone!
It confused me when a friend gave me young plants.
I was sure she had given me the wrong plant ..but she hadn't.