Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Mediterranean
Types
Lamium purpureum
Arbutus unedo
Number of Varieties
1510
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
limestone outcrops, Rocky areas, Woodlands
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-88-9
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9-6
Sunset Zone
-
8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Habit
Spreading
Upright/Erect
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,220.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm610.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
White, Light Pink
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Yellow, Red
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Dark Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Orbiculate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Slow
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
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Fall, Late Fall
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Requires regular watering
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
Prune in early spring, Prune in late winter, 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
Glossy
Evergreen
✔
✘
✔
✘
Invasive
✔
✘
✔
✘
Self-Sowing
✔
✘
✔
✘
Attracts
-
Hummingbirds
Allergy
-
Hay fever, Oral Allergy, Skin irritation
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
Antioxidants
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Fruits
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Traditional medicine, Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Shade Trees, Street Trees
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
ARBUTUS 'Marina'
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Marina Strawberry Tree, Strawberry Tree
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
झरबेरी पेड़
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Erdbeerbaum
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
arbousier
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Árbol de fresa
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
φράουλα δέντρο
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
medronheiro
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
Strawberry Tree
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
arbutus
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Ericales
Family
Lamiaceae
Ericaceae
Genus
Lamium
Arbutus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lamioideae
-
Number of Species
502
1
27800
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