Red dead-nettle Lamium purpureum
| Plant Family | Lamiaceae |
| Aliases | French nettle, purple dead-nettle |
| Flowering Period | March – November |
| Flower colour | Deep pink – purple |
| Soil type | Most types |
| Habitat | Grassland, waste areas, disturbed ground |
| Status | Common |


A native, non-stinging, annual plant, sometimes called ‘Bumble bee flower’, as bumble bees are attracted to it. Red dead-nettle has deep pink – purplish flowers that bloom from March to November.
| Plant Family | Lamiaceae |
| Aliases | French nettle, purple dead-nettle |
| Flowering Period | March – November |
| Flower colour | Deep pink – purple |
| Soil type | Most types |
| Habitat | Grassland, waste areas, disturbed ground |
| Status | Common |

If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left.
No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.
Albert Einstein
