Clare had foot surgery again last week — this has been quite the saga — and we took a walk/scoot around the block. This “field” of
“dead nettle”
aka “henbit deadnettle”
aka “greater henbit”
aka “henbit dead-nettle”
aka “common henbit”
(aka Lamium amplexicaule)
was in the front yard of a nearby home. Pretty, perhaps, but it’s a nuisance. Not a total surprise, since it’s in the Mint/Korean Mint family (Lamiaceae).
Retired economics professor (“dismal scientist”). Married 40+ years to the love of my life; we have two grown daughters, both married, two granddaughters and a...