Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Grass
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
China
Types
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Greenstripe Vivax, Moso, Weavers Bamboo, Oldhamii
Number of Varieties
401500
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Subtropical climates, Wet Woods
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99998-11
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
12 - 8
Sunset Zone
-
H1, H2, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm1,000.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm10.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
-
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Acicular
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Slow
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
-
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Needs watering once a week, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather, Water Deeply
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Alkaline, Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Average
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Do not prune during shooting season, Prune in late summer or fall, Remove damaged leaves
Fertilizers
-
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Black sooty mold, Mealybugs, Mosaic viruses, Powdery mildew, pythogens, Stem rot
Plant Tolerance
-
Drought
Flowers
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
Medium
Coarse
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Deers, Rabbits, Rats, Squirrels
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
allergic conjunctivitis, Asthma, Inflammation, Throat itching
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Agroforestry, Air purification, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Clears heat, Cold, fidgeting, Treating fever, Urinary tract problems
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food
Application in Handicrafts, Showy Purposes, Used As Food, Used in Furniture, Used in paper industry
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Feature Plant, Screening / Wind Break, Tropical
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
BAMBUSA oldhamii
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Clumping Bamboo, Giant Timber Bamboo, Oldham's Bamboo
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
Bānsa
In German
henbit deadnettle
Bambus
In French
henbit deadnettle
Bambou
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Bambú
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
μπαμπού
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
bambu
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Bambus
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Bamboo
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Liliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Poales
Family
Lamiaceae
Poaceae
Genus
Lamium
Bambusa
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
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Tribe
-
Bambuseae
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
2691
1
27800
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