Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Fruit
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Southeastern Asia
Types
Lamium purpureum
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Number of Varieties
1598
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12-10
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Oval or Rounded
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm460.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm370.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Ovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Prune in summer, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Mites, White outside
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
Single
Single
Fruits
Showy Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Edible Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrance
Fragrant Flower
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Fruit
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Leaf
✔
✘
✔
✘
Fragrant Bark/Stem
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Foliage
✔
✘
✔
✘
Showy Bark
✔
✘
✔
✘
Foliage Texture
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Butterflies
Allergy
-
Dental erosion
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Used As Food, Used in making beverages
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Container, Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier, Tropical
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
CITRUS aurantiifolia 'Bearss'
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Bearss Lime, Shiraz Limoo, Tahiti Lime
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
Shiraz Limoo
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Bearss Kalk
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
Bearss chaux
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Bearss cal
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
BEARSS ασβέστη
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
Bearss cal
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
bearss wapna
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
bearss lime
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
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Class
Magnoliopsida
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Order
Lamiales
Sapindales
Family
Lamiaceae
Rutaceae
Genus
Lamium
Citrus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lamioideae
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Number of Species
509
1
27800
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