Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Herbaceous Perennial
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Central America
Types
Lamium purpureum
Trollius laxus , Trollius asiaticus , Trollius pumilus
Number of Varieties
1530
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Temperate Regions
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
12 - 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
Spreading
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm15.00 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm30.50 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
Orange, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun
Growth Rate
Very 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
Spring, Late Spring
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Divison
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep ground moist
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Slightly Acidic, Slightly Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Poorly Drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Prune after flowering, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize in spring
Pests and Diseases
-
Pest Free, Powdery mildew
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought, Moisture
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
-
Butterflies
Allergy
-
blisters, Burning sensation, Diarrhea, Irritation to intestines, Kidney Disease
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
along a porch, deck or patio, Bog Garden, Borders, Landscape Designing, Mixed Border, small hedge, Wild gardens
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Vitamin C
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Whole plant
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Traditional medicine
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Cottage garden, Flower borders, Informal Garden, Showy Tree
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
GOMPHRENA globosa 'Bicolor Rose'
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Globe Amaranth, Globe Flower, Gomphrena
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
globe flower
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Trollblumen
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
globe flower
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Trollius
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
globe flower
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
Trollius
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
Pełnik
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
globe flower
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Vascular plant
Class
Magnoliopsida
Equisetopsida
Order
Lamiales
Ranunculales
Family
Lamiaceae
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Lamium
Trollius
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lamioideae
-
Number of Species
5030
1
27800
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