Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Eastern Asia, China
Types
Lamium purpureum
Babylon
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Lake margins, River side, Swamps, Waste areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-85-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
10-9
Sunset Zone
-
3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Weeping
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm910.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm460.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
Yellow green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Light Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Light Yellow, Yellow green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Needle like
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring, Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought, Soil Compaction, Wet Site
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Divison, Rooted stem cutting, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist, Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Clay, Loam, Sand
Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Compost, fertilize every 2-3 weeks while growing, fertilize in growing season
Pests and Diseases
-
Aphids, Beetles, Caterpillars, Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Wet Site
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
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
-
-
Allergy
-
Asthma
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Erosion control, Food for birds, Food for insects, Nesting sites for birds, Prevent Soil Erosion, Shadow Tree, Shelter for wildlife, Versatility
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Headache, Sedative, Stomach pain
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Tree trunks
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Showy Purposes, Used as firewood, Used as Ornamental plant
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Cutflower, Dried Flower/Everlasting, Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
SALIX babylonica f. tortuosa
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Corkscrew Willow
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
पेंचकश विलो
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Korkenzieher-Weide
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
Tire-bouchon Willow
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Tire-bouchon Willow
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
τιρμπουσόν Willow
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
corkscrew salgueiro
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
korkociąg Willow
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
corkscrew Willow
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Malpighiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Salicaceae
Genus
Lamium
Salix
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Saliceae
Subfamily
Lamioideae
Salicoideae
Number of Species
5035
1
27800
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