Elsholtzia stauntonii

I've grown this a couple of times, but lost it in bad winters. There is also a rare white-flowered version.

First time I have seen this one, at first glance I thought it was a Lupin!

Oh dear, Andrew - I hope it survives. I have it against 'the Great Wall' facing south, so that should help.

The flowers are much smaller than Lupins, Pp. ;-)

How delightful, heres hoping for a mildish winter then?

Too true!

you do like your unusual :o)
I hope it will also be happy against the wall.

So do I...it's lovely to have a big splash of colour at this time of year.

Spritz - I tracked down another plant of this last year and planted it in June 2015. It has done incredibly well this year, so I hope it will settle down for me now.
My experience is it needs full sun, and although it benefits from a hard pruning in the spring, don't do it too soon - err on the side of later if in doubt.