Kukui

Purple Deadnettle

About Kukui and Purple Deadnettle

Kukui

Purple Deadnettle

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Perennial

Annual

1.2 Type

Tree

Flowering Plants

1.3 Origin

Southeastern Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia, Polynesia

World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NANA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Woodlands

Cultivated Beds, gardens

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

10-124-8

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-9

Not Available

1.8 Sunset Zone

H2, 23, 24

Not Available

1.9 Habit

Oval or Rounded

Spreading

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

1,370.00 cm10.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

1,520.00 cm15.20 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

White

Purple, Pink

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Light Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Gray

Purple, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green

Not Available

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Light Green

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Maple shaped

Oval to egg shaped

2.4 Thorns

✔ ✘

3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Not Available

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

No Shade, Partial shade

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Clay, Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

Average

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Spring, Late Spring

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Wet Site, Drought, Salt

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting

Root Division, Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Water daily during growing season

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Moderate

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Less Watering

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Less Watering

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Slightly Acidic

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam, Sand

Clay, Moist, Well drained

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Moist, Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

No Shade, Partial shade

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Insects

Not Available

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Medium

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

✔ ✘

5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

5.11 Attracts

Birds, Butterflies

Not Available

5.12 Allergy

Nausea, Vomiting

no allergic reactions

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Cottage Garden

Ground Cover

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

For treating wrinkles, Moisturizing, used as a dye

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

✔ ✘

6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification, Shadow Tree

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Cramps, Dermatitis

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Bark, Fruits, Leaves

Flowers, Leaves

6.2.3 Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea, Making Sweet Scented Oil, Sauces, Used as firewood

Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Street Trees, Tropical

Groundcover

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

ALEURITES moluccanus

LAMIUM purpureum

7.2 Common Name

Candleberry, Candlenut, Kukui

Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle

7.2.1 In Hindi

Aleurites moluccanus

Purple Deadnettle

7.2.2 In German

Lichtnussbaum

Lila Taubnessel

7.2.3 In French

Aleurites moluccana

Violet Ortie blanche

7.2.4 In Spanish

Aleurites moluccanus

Púrpura Deadnettle

7.2.5 In Greek

Aleurites moluccanus

μωβ Deadnettle

7.2.6 In Portuguese

Nogueira-de-iguape

Roxo Deadnettle

7.2.7 In Polish

Nogueira-de-iguape

Jasnota purpurowa

7.2.8 In Latin

Aleurites moluccanus

Purpura Deadnettle

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Angiosperms

Magnoliophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Euphorbiales

Lamiales

8.5 Family

Euphorbiaceae

Lamiaceae

8.6 Genus

Aleurites

Lamium

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

8.8 Tribe

Aleuritideae

Not Available

8.9 Subfamily

Crotonoideae

Lamioideae

8.10 Number of Species

NA50

1 27800

Properties of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle

Wondering what are the properties of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle? We provide you with everything About Kukui and Purple Deadnettle. Kukui doesn't have thorns and Purple Deadnettle doesn't have thorns. Also Kukui does not have fragrant flowers. Kukui has allergic reactions like Nausea and Vomiting and Purple Deadnettle has allergic reactions like Nausea and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle

Season and care of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle is important to know. While considering everything about Kukui and Purple Deadnettle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Kukui season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter and Purple Deadnettle season is Spring, Summer, Fall and Winter. The type of soil for Kukui is Loam, Sand and for Purple Deadnettle is Clay, Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Kukui is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Purple Deadnettle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Kukui and Purple Deadnettle Physical Information

Kukui and Purple Deadnettle physical information is very important for comparison. Kukui height is 1,370.00 cm and width 1,520.00 cm whereas Purple Deadnettle height is 10.20 cm and width 15.20 cm. The color specification of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle are as follows:

Kukui flower color: White
Kukui leaf color: Green, Gray Green and Gray
Purple Deadnettle flower color: Purple and Pink
Purple Deadnettle leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

Care of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle

Care of Kukui and Purple Deadnettle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Kukui pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Purple Deadnettle pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove deadheads. In summer Kukui needs Moderate and in winter, it needs Less Watering. Whereas, in summer Purple Deadnettle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.