Life Span
Annual
Perennial
Type
Flowering Plants
Tree
Origin
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, North-Central United States, Central United States, Canada
Types
Lamium purpureum
it is a type of birch
Number of Varieties
153
0
40000
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Habitat
Cultivated Beds, gardens
Hillside, Mountain tops
USDA Hardiness Zone
4-84-7
0
99
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AHS Heat Zone
-
7-1
Sunset Zone
-
A3, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 15, 16
Habit
Spreading
Pyramidal
Plant Size
Minimum Height
10.20 cm1,680.00 cm
0
3900
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Minimum Width
15.20 cm760.00 cm
0
6350
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Plant Color
Flower Color
Purple, Pink
Light Yellow, Light Green
Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor
Bicolor
Fruit Color
-
Bronze, Sandy Brown
Leaf Color in Spring
Purple, Dark Green
Green, Dark Green
Leaf Color in Summer
Purple, Dark Green
Dark Green
Leaf Color in Fall
-
Yellow
Leaf Color in Winter
Light Green
-
Shape
Leaf Shape
Oval to egg shaped
Oval
Thorns
✔
✘
✔
✘
Plant Season
-
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Growing Conditions
Sunlight
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Growth Rate
Very Fast
Medium
Type of Soil
Clay, Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam
The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral
Soil Drainage
Average
Average
Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring
Early Spring
Repeat Bloomer
✔
✘
✔
✘
Tolerances
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
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water
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
Clay, Loam
Soil Drainage Capacity
Moist, Well drained
Average
Sun Exposure
Partial shade
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Pruning
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads
Prune to half of its height
Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, fertilize twice a year
Pests and Diseases
-
Borers, Chlorosis
Plant Tolerance
Drought
-
Flowers
Showy
Insignificant
Flower Petal Number
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
-
-
Allergy
-
Respiratory problems, Skin rash
Uses
Aesthetic Uses
Ground Cover
Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
Beauty Benefits
-
-
Edible Uses
✔
✘
✔
✘
Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification, Shelter for wildlife
Plant Benefits
Medicinal Uses
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic
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Part of Plant Used
Flowers, Leaves
Bark, Sap
Other Uses
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy
Edible syrup, used for making charcoal, Used for making wood alcohol, Used in Furniture
Used As Indoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Used As Outdoor Plant
✔
✘
✔
✘
Garden Design
Groundcover
Feature Plant, Shade Trees
Botanical Name
LAMIUM purpureum
BETULA alleghaniensis
Common Name
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle
Yellow Birch
In Hindi
Purple Deadnettle
Yellow Birch
In German
Lila Taubnessel
Yellow Birch
In French
Violet Ortie blanche
bouleau jaune
In Spanish
Púrpura Deadnettle
Abedul amarillo
In Greek
μωβ Deadnettle
κίτρινο Birch
In Portuguese
Roxo Deadnettle
κίτρινο Birch
In Polish
Jasnota purpurowa
żółte brzozy
In Latin
Purpura Deadnettle
Birch flavum
Kingdom
Plantae
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
Order
Lamiales
Fagales
Family
Lamiaceae
Betulaceae
Genus
Lamium
Betula
Clade
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots
-
Tribe
-
-
Subfamily
Lamioideae
-
Number of Species
5060
1
27800
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