Life Span
Annual
  
Perennial
  
Type
Flowering Plants
  
Flowering Plants, Succulent
  
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
  
Southeastern United States
  
Types
Not Available
  
Golden Sword, Ivory Tower, Color Guard
  
Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
  
Dry areas, Hot climate regions
  
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8
  
4-10
  
AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Sunset Zone
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Habit
Spreading
  
Clump-Forming
  
Plant Size
  
  
Plant Color
  
  
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
  
White
  
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
  
Bicolor
  
Fruit Color
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
  
Green
  
Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
  
Green, Several shades of Green
  
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
  
Green
  
Shape
  
  
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
  
Long Linear
  
Thorns
No
  
No
  
Plant Season
Not Available
  
Spring
  
Growing Conditions
  
  
Sunlight
No Shade, Partial shade
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Growth Rate
Very Fast
  
Slow
  
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
  
Loam, Sand
  
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
  
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
  
Soil Drainage
Average
  
Well drained
  
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
  
Early Summer, Late Summer, Summer
  
Repeat Bloomer
Yes
  
Yes
  
Tolerances
Drought
  
Drought
  
Where to Plant?
Ground
  
Container, Ground
  
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
  
Seedlings
  
Plant Maintenance
Medium
  
Medium
  
Watering Plants
  
  
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
  
Do not let dry out between waterings
  
In Summer
Lots of watering
  
Lots of watering
  
In Spring
Moderate
  
Moderate
  
In Winter
Average Water
  
Average Water
  
Soil
  
  
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
  
Not Available
  
Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
  
Not Available
  
Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
  
Well drained
  
Sun Exposure
No Shade, Partial shade
  
Full Sun, Partial Sun
  
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
  
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
  
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
  
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Do not let fertilizers touch the leaves, Less fertilizing
  
Pests and Diseases
Not Available
  
Bacterial Blight, Botrytis Blight, Leaf spot
  
Plant Tolerance
Drought
  
Drought
  
Flowers
Showy
  
Yes
  
Flower Petal Number
Single
  
Single, Double
  
Fruits
  
  
Showy Fruit
No
  
No
  
Edible Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrance
  
  
Fragrant Flower
Yes
  
Yes
  
Fragrant Fruit
No
  
No
  
Fragrant Leaf
Yes
  
No
  
Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes
  
No
  
Showy Foliage
No
  
Yes
  
Showy Bark
No
  
Yes
  
Foliage Texture
Medium
  
Fine
  
Foliage Sheen
Matte
  
Glossy
  
Evergreen
No
  
Yes
  
Invasive
Yes
  
No
  
Self-Sowing
Yes
  
No
  
Attracts
Not Available
  
Birds, Butterflies, Flies
  
Allergy
no allergic reactions
  
Not Available
  
Uses
  
  
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
  
Showy Purposes
  
Beauty Benefits
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Edible Uses
Yes
  
No
  
Environmental Uses
Air purification
  
Air purification
  
Plant Benefits
  
  
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
  
Not Available
  
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
  
Flowers, Root
  
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
  
Decoration Purposes
  
Used As Indoor Plant
No
  
No
  
Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes
  
Yes
  
Garden Design
Groundcover
  
Container, Cottage garden
  
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
  
Yucca filamentosa
  
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
  
Adam's needle, common yucca, Spanish bayonet, bear-grass, needle-palm, silk-grass, and spoon-leaf yucca
  
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
  
Adam's needle
  
In German
Lila Taubnessel
  
Fädige Palmlilie
  
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
  
Yucca filamentosa
  
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
  
Yucca filamentosa
  
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
  
Adam's Needle
  
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
  
Adam's Needle
  
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
  
Jukka karolińska
  
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
  
Adam's Needle
  
Kingdom
Plantae
  
Plantae
  
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
  
Magnoliophyta
  
Class
Magnoliopsida
  
Liliopsida
  
Order
Lamiales
  
Liliales
  
Family
Lamiaceae
  
Agavaceae
  
Genus
Lamium
  
Yucca
  
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
  
Angiosperms, Monocots
  
Tribe
Not Available
  
Not Available
  
Subfamily
Lamioideae
  
Agavoideae
  
Number of Species
Not Available
  
Season and Care of Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle
Season and care of Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle is important to know. While considering everything about Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle Care, growing season is an essential factor. Purple Deadnettle season is Not Available and Adam's Needle season is Not Available. The type of soil for Purple Deadnettle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Adam's Needle is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Purple Deadnettle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Adam's Needle is Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline.
Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle Physical Information
Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Deadnettle height is 10.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Adam's Needle height is 45.00 cm and width 60.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle are as follows:
Purple Deadnettle flower color: Purple and Pink
Purple Deadnettle leaf color: Purple and Dark Green
Adam's Needle flower color: White
- Adam's Needle leaf color: Green
Care of Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle
Care of Purple Deadnettle and Adam's Needle include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Purple Deadnettle pruning is done Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness and Remove deadheads and Adam's Needle pruning is done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead or diseased plant parts. In summer Purple Deadnettle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Adam's Needle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.