The purple dead-nettle is faster than many other plants. It occupies open spots in the garden, provides food for insects, and ...

Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) lives up to its name. Brush against the pesky plant, and you’ll instantly know you’ve encountered it. A run-in with stinging nettle leaves skin red and fiercely itchy.

Despite the glorious arrival of summer, there’s definitely a sting in the season’s tail – quite literally. Even in the UK, it’s not just sunburn we need to watch out for. From nettles to jellyfish, ...

IT is a well-known fact that the common nettle (Urtica dioica)yieldsa very strong bast fibre which was used in Great Britain until about 1860 for the manufacture of cloth. Since then its use has been ...

THE stinging effect of the common nettle (Urtica dioica, L.) is so well known that even a cursory reference to it seems to be superfluous. This stinging power of Urticaceæ is found to culminate in the ...