Life Span
Annual or Biennial
Annual
Type
Vegetable
Flowering Plants
Origin
Mexico, Central America
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Types
Mexican potato,Mexican yam bean
Lamium purpureum
Number of Varieties
-15
0
40000
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Habitat
agricultural areas, Moist Soils, Wet ground
Cultivated Beds, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
9-154-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12-8
-
Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 22, 23, 24
-
Habit
Vining/Climbing
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
300.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
50.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White, Lavender
Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Green, Tan
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Heart-shaped
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
Summer, Fall
-
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Partial shade
Growth Rate
Fast
Very Fast
Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Dry soil, Shallow soil
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
From bulbs
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
In Summer
Average Water
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Moderate
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral
Slightly Acidic
Soil Type
Loam, 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
Beetles, Leaf spot, Red blotch
-
Plant Tolerance
Shade areas, Shallow soil
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
Coarse
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Glossy
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Butterflies, Mice
-
Allergy
Irritation to stomach, Itchiness
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
Improve skin tone
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Food for animals, Soil protection
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Cold, Fever, Inflammation
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Bulbs, Root
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Used As Food
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Groundcover
Botanical Name
PACHYRHIZUS erosus
LAMIUM purpureum
Common Name
Mexican Yam bean
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
In Hindi
Pachyrhizus erosus
Purple Deadnettle
In German
Yambohne
Lila Taubnessel
In French
Kłębian kątowaty
Violet Ortie blanche
In Spanish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Púrpura Deadnettle
In Greek
Pachyrhizus erosus
μωβ Deadnettle
In Portuguese
Pachyrhizus erosus
Roxo Deadnettle
In Polish
Pachyrhizus erosus
Jasnota purpurowa
In Latin
Pachyrhizus erosus
Purpura Deadnettle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Angiosperms
Magnoliophyta
Class
Eudicotyledones
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Lamiales
Family
Fabaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Pachyrhizus
Lamium
Clade
Angiosperms
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lamioideae
Number of Species
10050
1
27800
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