Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants, Shrubs
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Europe, Northern America
Types
Lamium purpureum
Persian lilac, Dwarf Korean lilac, Tree lilacs, Chinese lilac, Himalayan lilac
Number of Varieties
151000
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40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Roadsides, Rocky areas, Thickets
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
8-1
Sunset Zone
-
A1, A2, A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm10.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm9.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
Blue, Pink, Purple, Red, White, Yellow
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
-
Fruit Color
-
Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Green, Lemon yellow, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Heart-shaped
Thorns
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✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loamy, Sandy
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Spring
Repeat Bloomer
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✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
-
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground, Pot
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Grafting, Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires a lot of watering, Water twice a day in the initial period, Water when soil is dry
In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
In Spring
Moderate
Moderate
In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
Soil
Soil pH
Slightly Acidic
Acidic, Alkaline, Neutral
Soil Type
Clay, Moist, Well drained
Loamy, Sandy
Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Well drained
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial shade
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Prune after flowering, Prune prior to new growth, Remove dead leaves, Remove dead or diseased plant parts
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
Pests and Diseases
-
Powdery mildew, Slugs, Snails
Plant Tolerance
Drought
Drought
Flowers
✔
✘
✔
✘
Flower Petal Number
Single
Double
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, Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Eye irritation, Itchy eyes, Runny nose
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Bouquets, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Fever, Treat Parasitic Intestinal Worms
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Air freshner, Oil is used for aromatherapy, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for fragrance
Used As Indoor Plant
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✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Cutflower, Edging, Mixed Border, Topiary / Bonsai / Espalier
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
Syringa
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Lilac
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
बकाइन
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Flieder
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
lilas
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
lila
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
πασχαλιά
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
lilás
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
liliowy
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
lilac
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Lamiales
Family
Lamiaceae
Oleaceae
Genus
Lamium
Syringa
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
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Oleeae
Subfamily
Lamioideae
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Number of Species
5012
1
27800
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