Life Span
Annual
Annual or Biennial
Type
Herbs
Vegetable
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
Western Europe
Types
-
-
Number of Varieties
403
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
agricultural areas, gardens, Wet ground
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99991-6
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
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
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm30.50 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm30.00 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
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Green, Purple
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Green, Purple
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade, Full Shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
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
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Keep ground moist, Use Mulches to help prevent water loss during hot and windy weather
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
Neutral
Soil Type
Dry
Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Dry
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
No pruning needed in the early stages, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
-
organic fertlizers, Potassium
Pests and Diseases
-
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Cabbage looper, Downy mildew, Leaf spot, Mites, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
-
Frost, Shallow soil
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
Bold
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Aphids, Beetles, Flying insects
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
Digestive Problems, sneezing, Swelling in the face
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
-
Beauty Benefits
-
For treating wrinkles, Weightloss
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Food for animals, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Anemia, Diabetes, Digestion problems, Increase fiber amount, Kidney Stones, Minerals, Weight loss
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Stem
Other Uses
Used As Food
Can be made into a herbal tea, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
BRASSICA oleracea 'Dyna'( Gongylodes Group)
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Kohlrabi
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
नवलकोल
In German
henbit deadnettle
Kohlrabi
In French
henbit deadnettle
Chou-rave
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Brassica oleracea gongyloides
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
Kohlrabi
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
Kohlrabi
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Kalarepa
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Kohlrabi
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Capparales
Family
Lamiaceae
Brassicaceae
Genus
Lamium
Brassica
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
-
Number of Species
261
1
27800
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