Lamium purpureum, the red dead-nettle, is a herbaceous flowering plant of the Lamiaceae family, native to Europe and northern Asia. It is an annual or biennial plant growing to 30 cm tall, with opposite, ovate to triangular leaves 2โ8 cm long and 1.5โ5 cm broad. The flowers are produced in whorls in the leaf axils, each flower pink or white, 3โ5 mm long, with a four-lobed upper lip and a two-lobed lower lip. The fruit is a four-lobed schizocarp 3โ4 mm long, maturing black.
Growing Details
Lamium purpureum prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soils, but it will tolerate full sun and dry soils. It is a short-lived perennial or biennial, meaning that the plant will last for two years or more, but typically only lives for about three years. It is considered an invasive weed in some areas.
The map shows known occurrence points of <strong>lamium purpureum</strong> recorded in scientific biodiversity databases.
Source: <a href="https://www.gbif.org" target="_blank">GBIF.org</a> โ Global Biodiversity Information Facility
Location & Timing
native geo location: Europe, Asia
applicable geo region: Temperate zones
language used: english
Flowering:
beginning
of March for 240 days
Harvest:
beginning
of April for 60 days
Seed Start:
?
Indoor Start:
Transplant:
Uses & Benefits
Edible Rating:
(3/5)
edible uses: The leaves and flowers are edible and can be used in salads or as a garnish. They have a slightly minty flavor.
Medicinal Rating:
(2/5)
medicinal uses: The whole plant is astringent, diaphoretic, diuretic, purgative, and styptic. A decoction of the plant is particularly useful for checking any kind of hemorrhage, whilst the fresh bruised leaves can be applied to external cuts and wounds.
health concerns: None known.
other uses: The plant can be used as a ground cover or as a filler in flower beds. It is also sometimes used as a herbal tea.
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Botanical data
specie: lamium purpureum
common names: mrtva kopriva
family: Lamiaceae
sub family: Nepetoideae
tribe: Nepeteae
sub tribe: Lamiinae
genus: Lamium
Growing Conditions
area needed: 0.2 m
spacing: 0.1 m
growing difficulty: Low
Deciduous / Evergreen: Deciduous
Seed Temp (Opt/Min/Max): 20ยฐC / -15ยฐC / 30ยฐC
Plant Temp (Opt/Min/Max): 20ยฐC / -15ยฐC / 30ยฐC
water demands: Low
humidity: Medium
light demands: Medium
root type: Shallow
frost tender: Medium
hardness:โโโโโโโโโโ(5/10)
first harvest: 1 years
life span: None years
succession: Pioneer
growth rate: Fast
max height: None m
max width: None m
soil preference:
pH preference:
flower type:
Hermaphrodite
growth details: Lamium purpureum prefers partial shade and moist, well-drained soils, but it will tolerate full sun and dry soils. It is a short-lived perennial or biennial, meaning that the plant will last for two years or more, but typically only lives for about three years. It is considered an invasive weed in some areas.
Potential Disturbances: Dead nettle may experience disturbances from aphids, spider mites, whiteflies, and fungal issues like powdery mildew, gray mold, and rust.
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