This is a late flowering member of the nettle family which grows on waysides and verges and quite often in the deep shade. It is very variable in height but can commonly reach 1 m. The pinkish flowers remind you a little of Lamium hybridum (Cut-leaved Dead-nettle) or Lamium amplexicaule (Henbit Dead-nettle) which usually flower in Spring. The spiky and and prominent dark calyxes are a distinctive feature.
Verge of a green lane, Cheshire 5th September 2005
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Added on 5th September 2005