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Anyone know what this plant is? Hemp nettle!

 
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Hi all;
A crop of this new plant has grown down in a shaded part of the pig pen under the apple tree.
We have no idea what it might be.
A very pretty plant...
Hoping someone can identify it for us.
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a groundcover of hempnettle in the chcken run
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nettlelike plant with small pink flowers
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close up image of hemp nettle
 
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Does the plant have a nice smell?

It might be Lemon mint or Bergamont.



 
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Hi Anne;
No smell at all.
 
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Looks like Motherwort, maybe?

https://www.ediblewildfood.com/motherwort.aspx
 
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I think it's hemp nettle.
 
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Trace!  
Thank you that is it!
Now I need to confirm it's safe for the pigs to eat.

https://medicinalherbinfo.org/000Herbs2016/1herbs/hemp-nettle/
 
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Trace Oswald wrote:I think it's hemp nettle.


I can confirm that, we have enough growing to know it well. Be careful because it is considered a non-native in North America that is spreading in an invasive manner.
 
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