UK Nettles

[Silentrunning]

Two years ago we had the red dead nettles growing everywhere for some reason. They actually had a good taste. I made a couple of salads using them and was pleasantly surprised how good they were. Lately I can’t find any of it.

 

[Colin]

Hi,

I destroy nettles on sight in our garden; we also had lots of brambles that were a pain to get rid of; mile a minute vine is still under attack and last year we had cleavers popping up everywhere; each day I was on a cleavers hunt pulling them out before they could spread further. If only bought plants would grow as well as these? The cerastium (snow in summer) though is living up to its name and spreading nicely.

Kind regards, Colin.

 

[zigs]

Red Dead Nettles have just come into flower

 

[zigs]

Another deadnettle, Yellow Archangel

 

[Scrungee]

Variegated Yellow Archangel (subsp. argentatum) has only just started producing its first flowers

 

[Logan]

I've only seen the common and dead nettle around here.