Content
- The deadnettle in the profile
- Data and facts about deadnettle
- Use as a garden plant
- Use in the kitchen
- Further uses
- Tips & Tricks
The deadnettle is very popular with bees and bumblebees
The deadnettle in the profile
Daffodils resemble their distant cousin, the nettle, in growth habit and leaves. In contrast to this, however, the leaves have no hairs that trigger the notorious burning. The flowers are also much larger than those of the nettle. There are also nettles in different colors.
Data and facts about deadnettle
Use as a garden plant
Deadnettle is often unjustly referred to as weed. The undemanding plant copes wonderfully with shady areas and forms dense carpets there. Deadnettle can also be easily grown in a pot or bucket.
At flowering time the plants emit a very sweet, aromatic scent. Also, it can be different from nettles of stinging nettles.
However, the deadnettle tends to uncontrolled spread. The application of a root barrier and the removal of ants help to combat excessive overflow. Ants ensure the spread by passing on the part fruits.
Use in the kitchen
Deadnettle is not poisonous. Leaves and flowers are edible and are used in salads, fish dishes and for desserts.
In addition, the dead nettle is considered a medicinal plant that has been used for centuries in natural medicine.
Further uses
The planting of deadnettle is especially worthwhile for natural gardens. The lip-shaped flowers attract with their sweet scent and the strong colors especially bumblebees with their long sucking-eyebrows and other insects.
Tips & Tricks
Deadnels are also very popular with pets such as guinea pigs, rabbits and turtles. However, for feeding you should only use plants that you are sure have not been sprayed or otherwise contaminated.