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What is

Life Span

Annual
Annual

Type

Fruit
Flowering Plants

Origin

Africa, Southern Africa
World/Pandemic, Europe, Asia

Types

Cathay Belle Diana Gold Baby Gold Flower Golden Midget Golden Sunrise
Lamium purpureum

Number of Varieties

120015
0 40000
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Habitat

Subtropical climates, Tropical regions
Cultivated Beds, gardens

USDA Hardiness Zone

-99994-8
0 99
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AHS Heat Zone

12-4
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Sunset Zone

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
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Habit

Prostrate/Trailing
Spreading

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm10.20 cm
0 3900
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Minimum Width

240.00 cm15.20 cm
0 6350
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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow
Purple, Pink

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor
Bicolor

Fruit Color

Yellow, Light Yellow, Dark Green, Black
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Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
Purple, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Gray Green, Light Yellow
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Leaf Color in Winter

-
Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Lobed
Oval to egg shaped

Thorns

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall
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Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun
Partial shade

Growth Rate

Very Fast
Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam
Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained
Average

Bloom Time

Indeterminate
Spring, Late Spring

Repeat Bloomer

Tolerances

Drought
Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground
Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings
Root Division, Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium
Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Over-watering can cause leaf problems or root diseases, Requires regular watering
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Requires regular watering

In Summer

Lots of watering
Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate
Moderate

In Winter

Average Water
Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral, Slightly Acidic
Slightly Acidic

Soil Type

Loam
Clay, Moist, Well drained

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained
Moist, Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun
Partial shade

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Pinch or prune as they grow to promote branching and bushiness, Remove deadheads

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Nitrogen, Water soluble fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Aphids, Bacterial fruit blotch, Cabbage looper, Cucumber mosaic, Cutworms, Red blotch
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Plant Tolerance

Drought
Drought

Facts

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

Coarse
Medium

Foliage Sheen

Matte
Matte

Evergreen

Invasive

Self-Sowing

Attracts

-
-

Allergy

-
-

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

-
Ground Cover

Beauty Benefits

-
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Edible Uses

Environmental Uses

Air purification
Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Nutrients, Vitamin C
Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative, Styptic

Part of Plant Used

Fruits
Flowers, Leaves

Other Uses

Used As Food
Employed in herbal medicine, Used in Homeopathy

Used As Indoor Plant

Used As Outdoor Plant

Garden Design

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine
Groundcover

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CITRULLUS lanatus 'Moon and Stars'
LAMIUM purpureum

Common Name

Moon and Stars Watermelon, Watermelon
Purple Archangel, Purple Deadnettle, Red Deadnettle

In Hindi

तरबूज़
Purple Deadnettle

In German

Wassermelone
Lila Taubnessel

In French

Pastèque
Violet Ortie blanche

In Spanish

sandía
Púrpura Deadnettle

In Greek

καρπούζι
μωβ Deadnettle

In Portuguese

melancia
Roxo Deadnettle

In Polish

arbuz
Jasnota purpurowa

In Latin

PEPO
Purpura Deadnettle

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae
Plantae

Phylum

Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales
Lamiales

Family

Cucurbitaceae
Lamiaceae

Genus

Citrullus
Lamium

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Asterids, Eudicots

Tribe

-
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Subfamily

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Lamioideae

Number of Species

100050
1 27800
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Difference Between Watermelon and Purple Deadnettle

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Importance of Watermelon and Purple Deadnettle

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Watermelon and Purple Deadnettle. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Watermelon and Purple Deadnettle 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 Watermelon is Nutrients and Vitamin C whereas of Purple Deadnettle is Astringent, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Purgative and Styptic. Watermelon has beauty benefits as follows: while Purple Deadnettle has beauty benefits as follows: .

Compare Facts of Watermelon vs Purple Deadnettle

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