White Dead-nettle: A Feast for Bumblebees in Early Spring
White Dead-nettle is a perennial plant of the Mint Family that grows well on the sunlit edges of paths, in or close to woodland. It is not found in all woodlands, but we are lucky to have it abundant in some of those in Dalgety Bay. Having a preference for growing along path edges does however make it quite vulnerable to path-edge tidying, especially as its leaves closely resembles those of the unrelated Stinging Nettle (White Dead-nettle does not sting). This year it has pa
