This was bought as a hollyhock.

shysal we have foxgloves coming out of our ears! Pink and white. If you would like some please pm me

Do you belong to the RHS? If you do they will identify it for you so you will have the right answer!

I’ve got Butterbur growing wild all over the garden (grrr!) and it’s not that.

Could it be any form of Salvia? I know there are several different forms.

I believe it is butterbur (petasites hybridus); the large leaves of which were used many years ago to wrap butter to keep it cool on the way to market.

The stems were dried and made into herb teas to help alleviate the symptoms of migraine or hay fever. However, as with other medicinal plants, some people can suffer unpleasant reactions, so I probably wouldn't risk it myself.

It grows wild; and I think you should take it back to the seller for a refund/exchange for the hollyhocks you wanted!

However, it would be cheap to buy a pack of hollyhock seeds, sprinkle them in a sunny and sheltered spot, and keep them watered regularly to begin with. They will grow in any old rubbish where soil is concerned - I had great success with them in a patch by the stone steps of my front door which was little better than brick dust!

Same! Might possibly be a verbena, part of lantana family, if I read it right.

I Googled the image and it came up with lanata. It looks just like yours.

I've Googled your picture and this is what it say's
Possible related search: lantanas

It does look rather like a Hydrangea.

Joking apart is it possibly a pink variety of Phlomis?

Wild tobacco?

I think it’s a waitandsee plant

The leaf looks like a coleus leaf.

Use Plant identify App.

Lavender hyssops

Yet what makes a plant a weed?
Only what people say about it.

A weed is a plant in the wrong place

shysal that puts it into perspective!

No, it's probably not a baby hollyhock

I just looked up Hollyhocks botanical pictures and there is one on Etsy - it looks like yours is a "baby" hollyhock - I would post it here but I don't know how!!

Thank you for the suggestions, please keep them coming. I thing the closest is Adenostyles although that has flowers on stalks which mine doesn't.
A lot of the suggestions are small plants, please note today's photo with garden fork for size comparison, behind which is a real hollyhock.

It's a Hydrangea. I have several in my garden just like it. Some are pink- some blue & some mauve. Then there is one that is blue & mauve. Very hardy & make good cut flowers. When they dry out in autumn I cut the sprays & spray them silver to make Christmas decorations.

Canklekitten

A weed?

Yet what makes a plant a weed?

Only what people say about it.

My Plant Net app says it’s Bergamot Mint.

I agree, looks like the ageratum in the bottom picture, though I wondered about myosotidium, Antarctic forget me not, as well.

Conoclineum?

Think it may be what Danma is showing in the bottom photos ..Aageratum conyzoides. Looks pretty though definately not a hollyhock!