Oak Summit Nursery
Stinging Nettle Seeds
Stinging Nettle Seeds
Pack contains: 1000+ seeds
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$5.95 CAD
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Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica) is a hardy perennial with young spring leaves used for tea, soups, and other cooked dishes. Cooking or drying removes the sting. Fresh leaves and stems should be handled with gloves and covered skin.
The plant accumulates nutrients in its foliage, and the leaves are also used to make liquid garden fertilizer.
Cold Hardiness Zone: 3
Stratification Required: 2 weeks warm, followed by 6 weeks cold
Mature Size: 2 to 4 ft
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Growing details
- Hardiness reference
- USDA zones 4a-10b; this uses the American zone system
- Growing site
- Full sun to partial shade; rich, damp soil; reported pH 6-7
- Pollination
- Wind pollinated
- Spread
- Creeping rhizomes and seed form persistent colonies; stinging hairs make placement and maintenance important
Cold hardinessZone 3 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 3 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada