Sacha writes
On 7/7/08 17:38, in article
, "Dave
Poole" wrote:

It is Mertensia maritima (Oyster Plant) Sacha. Nice thing to see
growing by the sea, although you need to travel to Scotland to see it
at its most plentiful. Strangely, it is also found around my local
beaches (Babbacombe, Redgate and Meadfoot) and I've seen it growing at
Slapton Sands.

Thank you very much to you and to Kay. I'll email the customer and tell her
what it is and give her a few names from the Plant Finder. Ray says "it's a
bit of a softy"!

It's a member of the same family as gorget-me-not, borage, lungwort. You
can see the resemblance in the flower shape.
--
Kay