Life Span
Annual
Annual
Type
Flowering Plants
Flowering Plants
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Texas
Types
Lamium purpureum
Ornamental Plant
Number of Varieties
15250
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Roadsides, Sandy areas
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-83-8
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
9 - 1
Sunset Zone
-
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
Clump-Forming
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm25.40 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm20.30 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
White, Blue, Purple
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
-
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Sea Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
-
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
Light Green
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Palmate
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Fast
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Loam, Sand
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Neutral, Alkaline
Soil Drainage
Average
Well drained
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring, Spring, Late Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
Drought
Drought
Where to Plant?
Ground
Bedding, Container, Ground
How to Plant?
Root Division, Seedlings
Cuttings, Seedlings
Plant Maintenance
Medium
Medium
Watering Plants
Watering Requirements
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering
Medium
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
Loamy, Sandy
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
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
-
Butterflies
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
-
Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Flowers, Leaves, Seeds
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Animal Feed, Culinary use, Showy Purposes
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Bedding Plant, Hanging Basket
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
LUPINUS subcarnosus
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Bluebonnet, Texas Bluebonnet
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
texas bluebonnet
In German
Lila Taubnessel
texas Blaue Lupine
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
texas bluebonnet
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
texas Bluebonnet
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
texas bluebonnet
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
texas bluebonnet
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
texas bluebonnet
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
Texas lory
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fabales
Family
Lamiaceae
Fabaceae
Genus
Lamium
Lupinus
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Tribe
-
Genisteae
Subfamily
Lamioideae
Faboideae
Number of Species
50250
1
27800
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