This plant was growing in a large border in a public garden. A trailing plant, it had leaves like a small fig leaf, but it was the shading of the flower colours which were particularly striking.
remember that if you want to grow it, it is a half hardy annual, so plants should not go outside until after the last frost [ IMO, probably not till late June, as it is very tender ] It will die after the first frosts of Autumn.
He calls her the chocolate girl Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her She knows she's the chocolate girl Cause she's broken up and swallowed And wrapped in bits of silver
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Hi Pommes
It's Ipomoea lobata (the Spanish Flag plant).
I've got some in a pot growing up an obelisk by my front door
https://www.sarahraven.com/flowers/seeds/annuals/ipomoea_lobata_mina_lobata.htm
It looks very much like Mina lobata 'Firecracker'
Snap Dove
Spanish flag I think. I spotted it on a seed website this very morning.
http://higgledygarden.com/product-category/all-seeds/page/2/
Ladybird
remember that if you want to grow it, it is a half hardy annual, so plants should not go outside until after the last frost [ IMO, probably not till late June, as it is very tender ] It will die after the first frosts of Autumn.
Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her
She knows she's the chocolate girl
Cause she's broken up and swallowed
And wrapped in bits of silver
Wow!!! Thank you, everyone for your quick responses. A definite purchase for next season.
Pommes.