The most beautiful species at a glance

Take on time Cuttings from your annual Colored nettle, then you can look forward to plants of the same type again next year. the Multiplication is quite easy and inexpensive. By the way, this may create a gift or two for befriended flower lovers.

What types of colored nettles are there?

Since around the end of the 19th Century different variants of the colored nettle are bred. The aim is usually an interesting and perhaps new coloration of the foliage. A red-green color variant with more or less jagged leaf edges is often represented. But there are also heart-shaped leaves, such as the “Lord Falmouth” variety or golden yellow leaves, which the “Golden Bedder” variety shows in good light conditions.

Interesting variants of the colored nettle:

• "Royal Scott": wine red with a light green leaf margin
• "Crimson Ruffles": dark purple with pink accents
• "Pineapple": unusual leaf shape, dark red speckles on a very light green
• "Brillancy": carmine-red leaves with a pale yellow edge
• "Golden Bedder": golden yellow leaves, but only when there is sufficient light

The care of the colored nettle species

In the care there is no difference between the species of colored nettles. They all need a lot of water, nutrient-rich soil and good lighting conditions so that their interesting foliage color is retained. If a colored nettle is too dark, its colors quickly fade. That's why you should Location choose carefully. He may like to be sunny, but should not necessarily lie in the midday sun, otherwise the colored nettle burns easily.

You can use all varieties of the colored nettle as a decorative houseplant or in your own garden plants. The colored nettle only feels at home there in summer. It is not hardy and needs to be in a warm environment overwinter. It cannot deny its origin from warm regions.