Anyone know what this is?

Is it a species of the Passion Flower.
They are climbing plants.?

Another late to the party, but I'm 99% sure it's a Drumstick primrose. Sometimes due to weather conditions, the flower stem is short, maybe because this early warm spell has hastened its growth.

Could it be Primula Denticulata also known as Drumstick Primrose?

Merlotgran. How beautiful.Take your photo to a garden centre .

My friend had something similar, she lived in the Isle of Wight.

Birds are sometimes responsible for the " odd " flower/plant appearing when whatever seeds they've eaten come out the other end and begin germinating wherever " it's dropped ".

This is what I love about gardening, the mystery visitors. I call them my uninvited guests.

I'm not entirely certain but it looks to me like a drumstick primula. It should grow to about 6 or 7" tall. Sometimes the flowers start to come out when it is quite short, perhaps due to low light levels. I've got some in my garden but they're not up yet.
They come in white and purple shades and are very pretty.

It's probably a primula, very interesting and great to have found a bit of mystery. I found a flower by the side of the road that I could not identify. I sent a photo to the RHS who identified it as a common flower stunted by the fact that it was competing with the grass. Thought I was onto a winner there too!

It's some sort of primrose, it will be easier to identify once the flowers come up a bit mote

It's beautiful. I was hoping it was a weed so it would thrive

I love it, may try to get some.

Lovely, bit I haven't a clue.

Hope that it turns out to be perennial - wonder if it's capable of spreading?

It's a drumstick primula. In time, the flower will open into a ball, standing above the leaves.

I believe it is denticulata which is the 'pom pom' primula. I have many in my garden and this is how they start off.

Yessss, Annys I was just about to post this image when I spotted your post.

I thought it would be as common as muck.

I'd better buy some more to keep it company.

Could it be a Primula Denticulata also known as a Drumstick Primrose?

I just did a reverse image search on Google and it came up with periwinkle. I'm no gardener but the images do look similar, so over to all you experts!

Primula Denticulata?

looks a bit like a wood anemone but, having looked it up, that's not right. but it may be a "sport". they're in flower right now too.

Pulmonaria? If it is, watch out as the leaves are mildly irritating to the skin. Mine are flowering now, up in Yorkshire... sunny February!

It looks like an aquilegia , commonly known as granny’s bonnet !!

Well, there are only primroses and hellebores out in the garden right now, so must be one of them?

Luckygirl

Definitely not hellebore although they do seed themselves in some unlikely places in our garden.

Plants tend to self seed in places where they are happy to grow so I'll be pleased if it's a primula because then I'll know that particular border is maybe more moisture retentive than some of our other extremely dry ones. Our water table is artificially high thanks to our garden being surrounded by arable farmland so our plants' survival rate in a dry, hot summer is good.

I'll probably discover this is as common as muck in the garden centres now

It looks like a flower to me. (Says the non gardener!) ?

Helibore?

Tentatively yours, The Novice Gardener