This is a garden escape which I see much more frequently these days but rarely in flower. The variegated leaves are the diagnostic and the flowers seem to be slightly larger than L.purpureum with which it might be confused. This one was flowering freely at the edge of a disused car park.
Ellesmere Port Near Boar Museum, 18th may 2005
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Added on 18th August 2005