Categories David Red dead nettle starting to flower Post author By David Post date 29 April 2016 Growing, as it often does, by a roadside, this red dead nettle was just beginning to flower. No need to take care to avoid touching it. Although it looks quite like one, it isn’t actually a nettle. And ‘dead’ just means it doesn’t sting. ← Parakeet nibbling sycamore buds → Carrion crow, king of the castle