Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
North-Central United States, Central United States, Western United States, Texas
Types
Lamium purpureum
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Number of Varieties
1570
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Cultivated Beds, Sandy areas, Sunny Edge
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-1
Sunset Zone
-
1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 10
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm50.80 cm
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3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm35.60 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
White
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Light Green, Gray Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Gray Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Oval to egg shaped
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Summer
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Container, Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Cuttings, Divison, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep the Soil well drained, Needs a lot of moisture in the growing season, Reduce watering in winter
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Clay, Loam
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
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Red blotch
Plant Tolerance
Drought
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
Medium
Medium
Foliage Sheen
Matte
Matte
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Birds, Bumblebees
Allergy
-
-
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Analgesic, Febrifuge, Stomachic
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Root
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Chewing
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Rock Garden / Wall, Wildflower
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
PENSTEMON grandiflorus 'Prairie Snow'
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Large Beardtongue, Prairie Snow Beardtongue
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
Large Beardtongue
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Large Beardtongue
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
Large Beardtongue
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Large Beardtongue
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
Large Beardtongue
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
Large Beardtongue
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
Large Beardtongue
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
Large Beardtongue
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Scrophulariales
Family
Lamiaceae
Scrophulariaceae
Genus
Lamium
Penstemon
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lamioideae
-
Number of Species
50250
1
27800
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