Stinging nettle (3.5" pot)
Latin Name: Urtica dioica. Family: Urticacea (Nettle)
USDA hardiness zone: 3
Growth habit: Spreading medium herb
Mature size: 4 ft.
Native range: Northern Hemisphere
Preferred habitat: Wetland edges, well drained garden soil, full sun
Pollinators: Wind
Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds
Uses and functions: Stem is excellent cordage, leaves and seeds are full of incredible nutrition.
Overlooked perennial vegetable used around the world. Slowly forms a large colony in rich soil. Loves calcium, and accumulates significant amounts in the leaves - so feed it bones after you make soup and shellfish shells. Greens and stems are harvested through the spring. If harvested midsummer, an additional tender crop can be harvested. Edible at all times of year, though leaves increasingly bitter into the fall. This highly nutritive herb is best infused overnight, letting the tea steep for many hours to fully extract its payload of important minearls. Seeds and roots a vitality tonic. A good source of fiber, comparable to linen. Mind the stings, and pick with gloves, or breathe through the tingles. Stings are a stimulating antiinfalmmatory and are uite efficaceous in reducing arhritic pain, especially in small joints.
Latin Name: Urtica dioica. Family: Urticacea (Nettle)
USDA hardiness zone: 3
Growth habit: Spreading medium herb
Mature size: 4 ft.
Native range: Northern Hemisphere
Preferred habitat: Wetland edges, well drained garden soil, full sun
Pollinators: Wind
Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds
Uses and functions: Stem is excellent cordage, leaves and seeds are full of incredible nutrition.
Overlooked perennial vegetable used around the world. Slowly forms a large colony in rich soil. Loves calcium, and accumulates significant amounts in the leaves - so feed it bones after you make soup and shellfish shells. Greens and stems are harvested through the spring. If harvested midsummer, an additional tender crop can be harvested. Edible at all times of year, though leaves increasingly bitter into the fall. This highly nutritive herb is best infused overnight, letting the tea steep for many hours to fully extract its payload of important minearls. Seeds and roots a vitality tonic. A good source of fiber, comparable to linen. Mind the stings, and pick with gloves, or breathe through the tingles. Stings are a stimulating antiinfalmmatory and are uite efficaceous in reducing arhritic pain, especially in small joints.
Latin Name: Urtica dioica. Family: Urticacea (Nettle)
USDA hardiness zone: 3
Growth habit: Spreading medium herb
Mature size: 4 ft.
Native range: Northern Hemisphere
Preferred habitat: Wetland edges, well drained garden soil, full sun
Pollinators: Wind
Edible parts: Leaves, Seeds
Uses and functions: Stem is excellent cordage, leaves and seeds are full of incredible nutrition.
Overlooked perennial vegetable used around the world. Slowly forms a large colony in rich soil. Loves calcium, and accumulates significant amounts in the leaves - so feed it bones after you make soup and shellfish shells. Greens and stems are harvested through the spring. If harvested midsummer, an additional tender crop can be harvested. Edible at all times of year, though leaves increasingly bitter into the fall. This highly nutritive herb is best infused overnight, letting the tea steep for many hours to fully extract its payload of important minearls. Seeds and roots a vitality tonic. A good source of fiber, comparable to linen. Mind the stings, and pick with gloves, or breathe through the tingles. Stings are a stimulating antiinfalmmatory and are uite efficaceous in reducing arhritic pain, especially in small joints.
