Kiosk 10’s roof is planted with Stinging Nettles, the host plant for Red Admiral butterfly larva … and we know this targeted planting works! For 4 years the Gardens had Red Admirals flitting about. Bonhoeffer Botanical Gardens’ Kiosk roofs are planted to support the 18 native butterflies that travel through the area each year, much like automobiles on the I-5 Freeway. Butterflies require certain plants for their larva; when those plants become extinct, so do the insects that depend on them. A simple rule: “Don’t touch nettles!” They cause a “sting” and create a rash of bumps or blisters. A herb and a member of the Urticaceae Family. Pilchuck Learning Center’s sponsored Western Washington State University SAM Project extinction possibility is slight and these nettles are found in other areas of North America, that is the extinction probability is slight, <.00001%.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urtica_dioica
https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=URDI
http://naeb.brit.org/uses/search/?string=Urtica+dioica
https://burkeherbarium.org/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Urtica%20dioica
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