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Purple Deadnettle
Purple Deadnettle

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About Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash

What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Flowering Plants
Vegetable

Origin

World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
North America, Mexico, Central America

Types

Lamium purpureum
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Number of Varieties

1520
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, gardens
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USDA Hardiness Zone

4-8-9999
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

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12-1

Sunset Zone

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A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Spreading
Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm60.00 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm90.00 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Pink
Yellow, Orange

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Yellow

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green
Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Purple, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
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Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped
Heart-shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

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Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade
Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings
Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Do not water frequently

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Moist, Well drained
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Moist, Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial shade
Full Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

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Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

Flowers

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

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover
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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 a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Groundcover
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LAMIUM purpureum
CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'

Common Name

Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Summer Squash

In Hindi

Purple Deadnettle
summer squash

In German

Lila Taubnessel
Sommerkürbis

In French

Violet Ortie blanche
courges d'été

In Spanish

Púrpura Deadnettle
calabaza de verano

In Greek

μωβ Deadnettle
καλοκαίρι σκουός

In Portuguese

Roxo Deadnettle
abobrinha

In Polish

Jasnota purpurowa
latem squash

In Latin

Purpura Deadnettle
aestas cucurbitae

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Violales

Family

Lamiaceae
Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Lamium
Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

-
Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Lamioideae
Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

505
1 27800
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Properties of Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash? We provide you with everything About Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash. Purple Deadnettle doesn't have thorns and Summer Squash doesn't have thorns. Also Purple Deadnettle does not have fragrant flowers. Purple Deadnettle has allergic reactions like and Summer Squash has allergic reactions like . 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 Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Season and Care of Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash

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

Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash Physical Information

Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Purple Deadnettle height is 10.20 cm and width 15.20 cm whereas Summer Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash are as follows:

  • Purple Deadnettle flower color: Purple and Pink

  • Purple Deadnettle leaf color: Purple and Dark Green

  • Summer Squash flower color: Yellow and Orange

  • Summer Squash leaf color: Green

Care of Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash

Care of Purple Deadnettle and Summer Squash 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 Summer Squash pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Purple Deadnettle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Summer Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.