However, some purple dead nettles may appear reddish, making it earn its other name, “red dead nettle.” Purple dead nettles are resilient, low growing weeds that reach about 4 to 12 inches tall.

This week on Discover Nature, step outside and find small, blooming signs of spring in yards, gardens, and fallow fields. Dead nettle (Lamium purpureum) grows in broad, carpeted colonies of ...