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Purple Deadnettle
Purple Deadnettle

Hippeastrum
Hippeastrum



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What is

Life Span

Annual
Perennial

Type

Flowering Plants
Bulb or Corm or Tuber

Origin

World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
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Types

Lamium purpureum
Amaryllis

Number of Varieties

1590
0 40000
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Habitat

Cultivated Beds, gardens
tropical environments

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-88-11
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

-
-

Sunset Zone

-
21,22

Habit

Spreading
Clump-Forming

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

10.20 cm38.10 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

15.20 cm30.10 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Purple, Pink
White, Red, Light Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

-
Green, Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Purple, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Purple, Dark Green
Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

-
Several shades of Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Oval to egg shaped
Long Linear

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

-
Spring, Summer, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Medium

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Average
Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring, Late Spring
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Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Deer resistant

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Container, Ground, Pot

How to Plant?

Root Division, Seedlings
Divison, From Rhizomes, Tubers

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Low

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Moist, Well drained
Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Moist, Well drained
Well drained

Sun Exposure

Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Cut or pinch the stems, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Requires high amount of nitrogen

Pests and Diseases

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Aphids, Grasshoppers, Mealybugs, Mites, Red blotch, Slugs, Snails

Plant Tolerance

Drought
Deer resistant

Facts

Flowers

Showy
Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single
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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
Glossy

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
Bees, Butterflies, Hummingbirds

Allergy

-
poisonous if ingested

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Ground Cover
Beautification, Bouquets, Cottage Garden, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

-
-

Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
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Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Leaves
Flowers

Other Uses

Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Used as Ornamental plant, Used for bedding in gardens

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Groundcover
Container, Cutflower, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

LAMIUM purpureum
HIPPEASTRUM 'Picotee'

Common Name

Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Florist Amaryllis, Hippeastrum, Picotee Hippeastrum

In Hindi

Purple Deadnettle
HIPPEASTRUM

In German

Lila Taubnessel
HIPPEASTRUM

In French

Violet Ortie blanche
HIPPEASTRUM

In Spanish

Púrpura Deadnettle
Hippeastrum

In Greek

μωβ Deadnettle
Hippeastrum

In Portuguese

Roxo Deadnettle
HIPPEASTRUM

In Polish

Jasnota purpurowa
Hippeastrum

In Latin

Purpura Deadnettle
Hippeastrum

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Lamiales
Asparagales

Family

Lamiaceae
Amaryllidaceae

Genus

Lamium
Amaryllis

Clade

Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Monocots

Tribe

-
-

Subfamily

Lamioideae
Amaryllidoideae

Number of Species

5090
1 27800
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Difference Between Purple Deadnettle and Hippeastrum

If you are confused whether Purple Deadnettle or Hippeastrum are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Purple Deadnettle and Hippeastrum Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Purple Deadnettle are All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, whereas for Hippeastrum fertilizers required are as it is a flowering plant, use high phosphorous content fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium and Requires high amount of nitrogen. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Purple Deadnettle and Hippeastrum if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Purple Deadnettle and Hippeastrum

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Purple Deadnettle and Hippeastrum. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Purple Deadnettle and Hippeastrum as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Purple Deadnettle is Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative and Styptic whereas of Hippeastrum is . Purple Deadnettle has beauty benefits as follows: while Hippeastrum has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Purple Deadnettle vs Hippeastrum

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Purple Deadnettle vs Hippeastrum and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Purple Deadnettle are whereas of Hippeastrum have poisonous if ingested respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Purple Deadnettle has no showy fruits and Hippeastrum has no showy fruits. Also Purple Deadnettle is not flowering and Hippeastrum is not flowering . You can compare Purple Deadnettle and Hippeastrum facts and facts of other plants too.