Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Vegetable
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Mexico, Central America
Types
Lamium purpureum
Bigleaf hydrangea, Hortensia, Smooth hydrangea, Oakleaf hydrangea, Annabelle
Number of Varieties
15100
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Forest edges, Hillside, Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-810-15
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12*3
Sunset Zone
-
21,22
Habit
Spreading
Vining/Climbing
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm10.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Green
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Oblovate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings, Stem Planting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
-
In Summer
Lots of watering
Average Water
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Loam, Sand
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
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
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Bees, Flies
Allergy
-
Chest tightness, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
-
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Fever, Kidney problems, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Root
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
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Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
SECHIUM edule
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Chaco, Chayote, Vegetable Pear
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
Hydrangea
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Hortensie
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
Hortensia
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Hortensia
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
υδραγεία
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
Hortênsia
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
Hortensja
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
Hibiscus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
-
Class
Magnoliopsida
-
Order
Lamiales
-
Family
Lamiaceae
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Lamium
-
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lamioideae
-
Number of Species
50-
1
27800
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