Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Herbs
Flowering Plants
Origin
Eastern Europe, Southern Europe, Mediterranean, Northern Africa, Central Asia, Western Asia
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
-
Blue Toadflax, Old-Field Toadflax
Number of Varieties
4030
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds
Cultivated Beds
USDA Hardiness Zone
-99993-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Prostrate/Trailing
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
7.60 cm61.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
30.50 cm25.40 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Hot Pink, Fuchsia, Violet
Pink, Light Blue, Lavender
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Light Green, Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Purple, Gray Green
Blue Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Lobed
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Spring, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer
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
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Fall, Late Fall, Early Winter
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
-
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Divison, From Rhizomes, Layering, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Low
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Water occasionally
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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, Alkaline
Soil Type
Dry
Clay, Loam
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
-
use all-purpose fertilizers
Pests and Diseases
-
Foliar disease, Root rot, Spider mites
Plant Tolerance
-
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Bees, pollinators
Bumblebees
Allergy
Anti-inflammatory, Antimicrobial, Antioxidants, Flavonoids
Depression, High blood cholestrol, Pain
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
-
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Antirheumatic, Diaphoretic, Febrifuge, Laxative
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves, Stem
Leaves, Root
Other Uses
Used As Food
-
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LAMIUM amplexicaule
PENSTEMON grandiflorus
Common Name
Henbit, Henbit Deadnettle
Large Beardtongue, Shell-leaf Penstemon, Wild Snapdragon
In Hindi
henbit deadnettle
Wild Snapdragon
In German
henbit deadnettle
Wilde Snapdragon
In French
henbit deadnettle
Snapdragon sauvage
In Spanish
deadnettle henbit
Salvaje Snapdragon
In Greek
αυλακόχορτου deadnettle
άγρια Snapdragon
In Portuguese
henbit deadnettle
Selvagem Snapdragon
In Polish
Henbit jasnota
Dziki Snapdragon
In Latin
henbit deadnettle
Phlox Ferae
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lamiaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Lamium
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Scrophularioideae
Number of Species
2640
1
27800
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