Life Span
Perennial
Annual
Type
Shrub
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Africa, Southern Africa
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Types
Epigeal, Hypogeal
Lamium purpureum
Number of Varieties
215
0
40000
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Habitat
Coastal sand dunes, Wild
Cultivated Beds, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
10-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-1
-
Sunset Zone
7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
-
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
30.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Yellow, Red, Green, Orange
Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
-
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Blue Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Blue Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Blue Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
-
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Reniform
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Medium
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
How to Plant?
reseeds, root cutting
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep the Soil well drained
Average Water Needs, 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
Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Sand
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Moist, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
Showy
Showy
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
Bold
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
-
Allergy
Kidney Disease
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Formal Garden, Hanging Basket
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
-
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Beans
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Basketary, Edible seed
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Container, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall
Groundcover
Botanical Name
COTYLEDON
LAMIUM purpureum
Common Name
Pig's ear, Dog's ear
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
In Hindi
बीजपत्र
Purple Deadnettle
In German
Cotyledon
Lila Taubnessel
In French
Cotyledon
Violet Ortie blanche
In Spanish
Cotyledon
Púrpura Deadnettle
In Greek
κοτυληδών kotylēdōn
μωβ Deadnettle
In Portuguese
Cotyledon
Roxo Deadnettle
In Polish
Liścień
Jasnota purpurowa
In Latin
Cotyledon
Purpura Deadnettle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
-
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Rosales
Lamiales
Family
Crassulaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Cotyledon L.
Lamium
Clade
Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lamioideae
Number of Species
1250
1
27800
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