nettle in bud.........

...growing by the river on our walk at Droxford this morning.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Glad to hear it was on your walk !! I have one or two lusciously growing in my garden !! must get the root out before it gets out of hand !!

[Hazel A]

Great focus, and the little tips of pink with the greenery

[Rohini Gupta]

Beautiful, love the pink tips and the rich green.

[🐓 Patricia Fletcher]

Doesn't this just say 'Beware!'?? I get stung regularly now they have all shot up in the hen run - they really HURT!! Super close-up Hazel.

[Hazel]

@tishpics

Ooo, how horrible to get stung regularly. I hate it! You'll have to get protective clothing like beekeepers have!

[Karin Hirsch]

Wonderful close up. These might sting, but they are so useful plants for butterflies and their caterpillars

[Pyrrhula]

Do you know you can eat them ( Urtica ) like spinach ? I`ve . Yust the young tops. Also for making a insecticide against greenflies ? Also been used for many medical purposes.
In England there is a competition of eaten them.
A nice capture of a plant with many uses

[Hazel]

@pyrrhula

Ferry, I can't stand spinach plus it makes me ill (you don't want to know) so I think I'll just stick to photographing nettles.

[Hazel]

@khirsch

Well yes I guess everything has its use in nature. Nettles are also quite architectural, I think.

[Sheila G]

You've made this look so pretty Hazlel!

[Pyrrhula]

@quietpurplehaze. the insecticide is a great use.

[Christine]

Good capture