Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Tree
Flowering Plants
Origin
Middle Africa
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Types
Solanum integrifolium
Lamium purpureum
Number of Varieties
1815
0
40000
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Habitat
Moist Soils
Cultivated Beds, gardens
USDA Hardiness Zone
3-94-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
12 - 1
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Sunset Zone
H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
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Habit
Upright/Erect
Spreading
Plant Size
Minimum Height
90.00 cm10.20 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
90.00 cm15.20 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
White
Purple, Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
Orange, Gold, Orange Red
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Light Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Light Green
Purple, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Yellow green
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
imparipinnate
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
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Well drained
Average
Bloom Time
Summer
Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Requires a lot of watering
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
Clay
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Soil Drainage Capacity
Rich
Moist, Well drained
Sun Exposure
Full 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
Insignificant
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
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
Birds
-
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
-
Ground Cover
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Anti-oxidant, Digestive, Fiber, Minerals
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds
Flowers, Leaves
Other Uses
Animal Feed, For making oil, Used as a nutritious food item
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Fruit Tree
Groundcover
Botanical Name
SOLANUM integrifolium
LAMIUM purpureum
Common Name
Chinese Scarlet Eggplant, Pumpkin Tree, Turkish Eggplant, Turkish Orange Eggplant
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
In Hindi
कद्दू पेड़
Purple Deadnettle
In German
Kürbis-Baum
Lila Taubnessel
In French
arbre de citrouille
Violet Ortie blanche
In Spanish
árbol de calabaza
Púrpura Deadnettle
In Greek
δέντρο κολοκύθας
μωβ Deadnettle
In Portuguese
árvore abóbora
Roxo Deadnettle
In Polish
drzewa dyni
Jasnota purpurowa
In Latin
PEPO ligno
Purpura Deadnettle
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Scrophulariales
Lamiales
Family
Oleaceae
Lamiaceae
Genus
Fraxinus
Lamium
Clade
-
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
-
Lamioideae
Number of Species
150
1
27800
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