Nettles

Originally native to Europe, much of temperate Asia and western North Africa, it is now found worldwide, including New Zealand and North America. Are nettles… Read More »Where Do Nettles Come From?

Nettles should not be eaten once they have flowered but can be cut back to produce young flowerless nettles in no time. What time of… Read More »Can You Eat Nettles After Flowering?

Stinging nettle is a nutritious plant popular in Western herbal medicine. Studies suggest that it may reduce inflammation, hay fever symptoms, blood pressure and blood… Read More »Do Nettles Serve A Purpose?

‘Nettles are the food plant for the caterpillars of red admiral, small tortoiseshell, painted lady and comma butterflies. ‘It’s important to treat your nettles like… Read More »Do Nettles Attract Butterflies?

The colourful Nymphalid butterflies will lay their eggs on the nettle leaves and these will provide food for the caterpillars. What do nettles attract? Stinging… Read More »What Lays Eggs On Nettles?

Many common garden butterflies, such as the Red Admiral, Comma and Small Tortoiseshell, lay eggs on stinging nettles, but other butterflies breed on more garden-worthy… Read More »Do Butterflies Lay Eggs On Nettles?

General Uses Stinging nettle has been used for hundreds of years to treat painful muscles and joints, eczema, arthritis, gout, and anemia. Today, many people… Read More »What Is A Good Thing That Nettles Can Be Used For?

We have two native species of nettle in the British Isles, the common nettle Urtica dioica L. (Figure 1) which has two (some authorities list… Read More »Are Nettles Native To Uk?

Stinging nettles aren’t known to be poisonous for dogs, and typically stings cause only mild discomfort for a few hours. What do I do if… Read More »Are Nettles Toxic To Dogs?

Stinging nettle has fine hairs on the leaves and stems that contain irritating chemicals, which are released when the plant comes in contact with the… Read More »Why Are Stinging Nettles So Painful?