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Sapodilla and Purple Deadnettle


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Perennial  

Type
Flowering Plants  
Vegetable  

Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia  
Mexico, Central America, South America  

Types
Lamium purpureum  
-  

Number of Varieties
15  
99+
60  
99+

Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens  
Coastal Regions  

USDA Hardiness Zone
4-8  
11-15  

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  
Upright/Erect  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
10.20 cm  
99+
150.00 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
15.20 cm  
99+
60.00 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Purple, Pink  
Yellow  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
-  
Red  

Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped  
Ovate  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

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  
Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
Yes  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Ground  
Container, Ground  

How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings  
Grafting, Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering  
Needs more water during establishment  

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  
Loam, Sand  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Partial shade  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads  
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness  

Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer  
14-14-14 Fertilizer, Compost  

Pests and Diseases
-  
Anthracnose, Aphids, Red blotch, Rust  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Heat Tolerance, Salt and Soil Compaction  

Facts

Flowers
Showy  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Leaf
Yes  
Yes  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
Yes  
Yes  

Showy Foliage
No  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Medium  
Medium  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
Yes  
No  

Self-Sowing
Yes  
Yes  

Attracts
-  
Aphids, Squirrels  

Allergy
-  
Stomach pain, Vomiting  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover  
Used in parkland  

Beauty Benefits
-  
Anti-ageing, Blackheads, Reduce Bruises  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Shadow Tree, Soil protection  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic  
Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients, Weight loss  

Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves  
Fruits  

Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy  
Application in Handicrafts, Food for animals, Showy Purposes  

Used As Indoor Plant
No  
No  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Groundcover  
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum  
Manilkara zapota  

Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle  
sapodilla , chikoo, Sapota  

In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle  
चीकू  

In German
Lila Taubnessel  
Breiapfelbaum  

In French
Violet Ortie blanche  
Sapotillier  

In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle  
chicle  

In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle  
sapodilla  

In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle  
sapodilla  

In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa  
Pigwica właściwa, sapodilla  

In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle  
sapodilla  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Magnoliophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Lamiales  
Ericales  

Family
Lamiaceae  
Sapotaceae  

Genus
Lamium  
Abelia  

Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots  

Tribe
-  
Sapoteae  

Subfamily
Lamioideae  
Sapotoideae  

Number of Species
50  
99+
134  
99+

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Difference Between Purple Deadnettle and Sapodilla

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Importance of Purple Deadnettle and Sapodilla

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Purple Deadnettle and Sapodilla. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Purple Deadnettle and Sapodilla 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 Sapodilla is Dehydration, Diabetes, Diarrhea, Nutrients and Weight loss. Purple Deadnettle has beauty benefits as follows: while Sapodilla has beauty benefits as follows: .

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