A common sight in late winter and early spring, dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) is a greatly underrated plant. Other names include red dead nettle, purple archangel, and purple dead nettle. The “dead” part of its name isn’t as ominous as it may sound.

Lamium purpureum (from Latin purpureum – purple), known as red dead-nettle, [2] purple dead-nettle, or purple archangel, [3] is an annual herbaceous flowering plant. It is native to Eurasia but can also be found in North America.

Red dead-nettle is a common plant of roadside verges, waste grounds and field edges - anywhere the ground has been disturbed or cultivated. Like yellow archangel, and other members of the dead-nettle family, it doesn't have stinging leaves. Its crimson flowers appear from March to …

2025年2月9日 · Lamium purpureum, known as red dead-nettle, purple dead-nettle, or purple archangel, is an annual herbaceous flowering plant native to Europe and Asia. Frequent in meadows, forest edges, roadsides and gardens. Lamium purpureum grows with square stems to 5–20 cm (rarely 30 cm) in height.

Red dead-nettle is a relatively small annual weed found in gardens and crops in most parts of New Zealand. It can grow throughout the year though is found more commonly at cooler times of the year.

2021年2月20日 · Read our short foraging guide and quickly learn how to identify the red dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) Lamiaceae family. With this quick-to-read wild plant guide, you will soon be able to confidently identify red dead nettle, and then add some welcome wild greens to your diet in the winter months!

Purple Dead-nettle is a flowering, winter annual (sometimes a summer annual) in the mint family, but without the aroma of mint. It is usually considered a common lawn weed and originates from Europe and Asia. It is low growing, maturing to 2 feet 6 inches with no branches.

2023年11月9日 · Red Dead Nettle, also known as Lamium purpureum, is not only a beautiful wildflower but also a versatile herb that can be used in various culinary creations. With its vibrant purple flowers and velvety leaves, this plant adds both visual appeal and unique flavors to …

Red Dead-nettle is traditionally known as the ‘bumblebee flower’ in some British counties as bumblebees love it! Other names include ‘sweet archangel’ and ‘bad man’s posies’. Red Dead-nettle is related to the stinging nettle but has no sting – hence the ‘dead’ in ‘dead-nettle’.

2024年7月30日 · Red dead-nettle (Lamium purpureum) is one of the most common wild dead-nettles found across Britain and Ireland. Also known as purple dead-nettle, this annual has pinky-purple flowers growing in whorls around the stem.