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Lamium purpureum

Genus: Lamium - Species: purpureum - Family: Lamiaceae

Phonetic Spelling: LAY-mee-um pur-PUR-ee-um

Common Names:

  • Dead Nettle
  • Purple Archangel
  • Purple Dead Nettle
  • Purple Dead-nettle
  • Red Dead Nettle
  • Red Dead-nettle
  • Red Dead-nettle,
  • Velikdenche

Tags

bee friendly
weed
summer annual weed
perennial weeds
nectar plant fall
summer annual
flowering
nectar plant winter
winter annual
winter annual weed
unusual leaves

Quick Facts

  • Height: 0 ft. 6 in. - 2 ft. 6 in.
  • Width: Not specified
  • USDA Zones:
    • 7a
    • 7b
    • 8a
    • 8b
    • 6a
    • 6b
    • 4a
    • 4b
    • 5a
    • 5b
  • NC Region:Not specified

  • Origin:Macaronesia, Mediterranean, Europe to Western Siberia

  • Life Cycle:
    • Perennial
    • Annual
  • Plant Types:
    • Herbaceous Perennial
    • Weed
    • Wildflower
  • Habit:Not specified

Distribution

Introduced to Canada, United States, Greenland, and Japan.

Uses

N/A

Form in a lawn
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