Subject guide
The Dead-nettles
The journal's notes on the dead-nettles — Lamium, the early hedgerow flowers that feed the first queen bees while looking like nettles that forgot to sting. Two field notes so far.
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Wildflowers
Red Dead Nettle — Britain's Most Overlooked Spring Wildflower
It flowers in February. It feeds the first bumblebees of the year. Most people walk straight past it. The red dead nettle is one of Britain's finest small wonders.
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Wildflowers
White Dead Nettle — The Toughest Plant With the Quietest Beauty
It grows in every hedgerow and verge in Britain. Most people never look twice. But the bee with its head buried inside the flower knows exactly what it's doing.
