This is ๐ฟ๐๐๐๐ข๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐๐๐ข๐, and the genus name comes from the Greek laimos, meaning throat, gullet, or open mouth. Botanists thought the flower looked like a tiny open mouth.
There is a related word, labia which comes from the Latin labium, meaning lip, which is equally apt as Red/Purple Dead Nettle has a special hairy โroofโ inside the upper lip. This stops tiny insects taking nectar and ensures that only heavier pollinators like bees get access.
Itโs edible too. The young tops have a mild, slightly mushroom-like taste and can go into salads or soups, but most people simply leave it to the bees. Which is probably right for it is one of the earliest nectar plants of the year. On milder March days you will often see hoverflies and early bumblebee queens working it.