Things To Know About Purple Deadnettle
What all do you need to know about purple deadnettle? Latin Name: Lamium purpureum Family: Lamiaceae Growing zone: 4-8 mostly found on roadsides and disturbed ground. It can stand full sun to part shade. Identification: Annual that is pollinated by bees and it is a hermaphrodite. It likes light sandy - clay soil. Prefers well draining moist soil. Single stem that grows ½” to 2 ½” tall. In my yard where it is growing has reached every bit of 8 inches tall. Mostly shade and heavily fertilized. The stem: is square and can be a green to a reddish purple with tiny hair like fuzz on it. Lower 3rd of the stem has no leaves on it. Leaves: Young leaves are scalloped and wrinkly Underside is very hairy which makes them unappealing to most that are trying to consume. The leaves are reddish purple and as they age they become more green. They are densely crowded and each pair of leaves rotate 90 degrees from the pair of leaves above and below. They can reach up to 2” lo