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Nettle is an inconspicuous plant, especially when small. It has a wiry stem, alternate heart-shaped leaves with serrated edges, and a cute white flower at the very top. It was not a plant I wanted; ...

Looking for something unusual to start the new year? Stinging nettle – also known as common nettle or Urtica dioica – is an herbaceous perennial flowering plant that packs a powerful antioxidant punch ...

If you've ever wandered bare-legged into a patch of them, you're probably not a fan. But take the bite out of one of nature's meanest greens, and the stinging nettle is more pleasure than pain. It has ...

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 ...

Nettles are a familiar sight across Britain, growing in gardens, along canal paths and in hedgerows. These plants tend to have a bad reputation – who among us hasn’t suffered the tingling pain of a ...

I have always found it strange, and amazing, that the antidote for the sting of a common nettle usually sits right next to the culprit in the form of a dock leaf. I recall many an afternoon spent ...

Most of us think of weeds as annoying shrubs that ruin the aesthetics of a yard or garden with zero value. But before you pluck and discard, make sure stinging nettle isn't one of those weeds — unless ...

In Sean O’Casey’s famous play Juno and the Paycock, set in 1920s Dublin, Joxer Daly, giving some advice on a domestic matter to his drinking companion, ‘Captain’ Jack Boyle, says, "Be firm, be firm, ...

Stinging nettle is a plant that can irritate skin. Here's how to get rid of this unpleasant weed safely. Stinging nettle (Urtica dioica) lives up to its name. Brush against the pesky plant, and you’ll ...