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Stinging Nettle

Urtica dioica

  • Feeds pollinators
  • Edible
Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica)

Photo: Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

green

What actually matters with this one

Keep a sunny patch of it. Small tortoiseshell and peacock butterflies breed on nothing else.

How to grow it

Light
part shade
Water
Even moisture
Hardiness
Zones 3-10
Height
1.2 m
Flowers
June to August
Difficulty
easy

Where you will meet it

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.