We have nettles growing all over our farm and it wasn’t until I started my hunt for guinea fowl eggs that I realised that there are different varieties of nettle.
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The red deadnettle is an annual wild flowering plant.
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It’s latin name is Lamium purpureum.
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This plant is found in Britain, Europe and Asia.
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The red deadnettle grows on agricultural land, wasteland and in gardens.
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This nettle has pinky-violet flowers, which are present April-October.
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It has green heart-shaped leaves which are toothed and have a wrinkled texture.
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This plant belongs to the mint family and is related to the white deadnettle.