Purple Dead Nettle
Purple Dead Nettle is an invasive plant (weed) that's scrawled across fields here making for a beautiful scene as far as your eye can see. I spotted this one at the nature preserve last week. It's a herbaceous flowering plant whose flowers and leaves are edible. Purple dead nettle also attracts bees who take the nectar from its flowers for food. It can easily be mistaken for Henbit whose flowers and leaves are similar to those of the purple dead nettle.
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12 comments:
Beautiful plant even if it is evasive ~ Elegant shot ~ xoxo~ artmusedog and carol (A Creative Harbor)
Beautiful dead nettle, it looks so gentle. Superb photo too.
it's beautiful what can I say?
I think it's very beautiful. So many invasive plants have their own beauty but they can take over the world.
Very pretty flower or week as you call it. It is a good plant if the bees like it! Have a happy week!
A good reminder of why we have to be careful of invasive plants even if they are beautiful.
it is pretty. we get some nettles and we get tons of henbit. i'll have to look for this type.
What gorgeously tiny little blossoms! Thanks for the info, too.
I wondered whtthis pesty plant was called. Thanks for the info. Dianne
Beautiful "weed"! and I love your blog background!
Gorgeous colors for an invasive plant. Great shot. :)
I am sorry that it is invasive as they are such a problem even if they are pretty.... Lovely photo Michelle.... Michelle
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