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- Deadnettle flowers - fragrant and edible
- Deadnettle flowers - shape and colors
- The heyday of the deadnettle
- Deadnettle flowers are edible
- Tips & Tricks
Whether it's pink, white, yellow or purple, deadnettle blossoms smell and taste delicious
Deadnettle flowers - fragrant and edible
Unlike its cousin, the stinging nettle, the deadnettle has quite large lip-shaped flowers. Depending on the variety they bloom in other colors. Almost all, however, emit a very sweet honey smell. He makes the deadnettle unmistakable.
Deadnettle flowers - shape and colors
The deadnettle belongs to the mint family, and so do their flowers look like small tubes with lips on it. They appear between two Scheinquirlen, which consist of short Vorblättern.
Each 5 to 15 flowers grow on a Scheinhaft. The colors are correct for each variety and are:
The most widely represented in the wild are the dew nettle varieties with white flowers. Golden-yellow deadnettle, on the other hand, are often kept in the garden as an ornamental plant.
The heyday of the deadnettle
Some deadnettle species only bloom in spring and later in autumn again. Other species, such as the purple-flowering deadnettle, flower for most of the year, as long as it is not too cold outside.
Deadnettle flowers are edible
The flowers of the dead nettle are not poisonous like the rest of the plant. They can even be used in the kitchen or fed to pets such as rabbits and turtles.
In the kitchen, the flowers in wild salads are shown to advantage. The colored nettle flowers are especially popular for decorating fish plates, salads or desserts.
From the flowers can also be prepared teas and tinctures, which are recommended because of their slimy and anti-inflammatory ingredients from natural medicine.
Tips & Tricks
Particularly sweet are the flowers of white deadnettle, which grow mainly on meadows and forest edges. They can be sucked out or just enjoy so fresh.