Red Dead Nettles: April 2017
Dead nettles are amongst the first of the wayside flowers to burst into colour. Here they’re nestling amongst a patch of thistle leaves (don’t know which thistle, I think it a garden escapee)
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crispina kemp 
These are so pretty Crispina! I love the purple (my favorite color) against the green! You brought Spring to us! ❤
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Thank you. It’s such a humble, common plant, so easily overlooked. Yet it really is a delightfully colourful specimen.
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Do they sting if you touch them?
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Nope. They’re not even related to the stinging nettle, but to the mint and sage family
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They look lovely! 🙂
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Tempted to take the view even closer. The texture of the leaves… amazing
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The white-and-green striation of the leaves is amazing! Never seen anything like that.
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It’s not a native British plant; clearly a garden escapee. But more than that I can’t say. I’ve not come across it was yet in flower but I’d say it’s a thistle of sorts
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It’s an amazing leaf. I wish I knew what it was. Great photo!!!!!! 👏👏🙂
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Thanks, Jen.
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🙂
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These beautiful signs of spring are most welcome right now. 🙂
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Thank you. It will be a regular spot, now, every Sunday
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Perfect:). I look forward to seeing the posts.
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🙂 And thanks for your support and encouragement 🙂
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Purple and yellow truly are the colours of spring, to me.
Lovely!
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Absolutely, my observations too
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Great minds, and all that 😉
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So often…
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Yes!
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🙂
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Those leaves are amazing. I’ve never seen any quite like them before.
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Thank you, Susan. Ironic, everyone is fixing on those leaves. Yet my focus was the flowers
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The flowers are beatiful, that goes without saying 🙂
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Thank you. And I’ve found the thistle. It’s a Milk Thistle. see this link
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/plant-database/viewplants/?plant=447&c=6#.XooeN-i2nIU
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Cool! Thanks for sharing the link.
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So many comments on it, I had to find out what it was. 🙂
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One of my favourites, I love the white ones too.
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Close ups of the white are fantastic. And \i’ve found hybrids that very slightly tinge pink
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