Lamium Species, Archangel, Purple Dead Nettle, Red Dead Nettle

Lamiumpurpureum

Family
Lamiaceae (lay-mee-AY-see-ee)
Genus
Lamium (LAY-mee-um)
Species
purpureum (pur-PUR-ee-um)
Synonym
Other Details
Water Requirements
Foliage Color
Where to Grow
Bloom Characteristics
Bloom Size
Under 1"
Other details
Soil pH requirements
Patent Information
Propagation Methods
Seed Collecting
Regional

This plant is said to grow outdoors in the following regions:

Huntsville, Alabama

Barling, Arkansas

Ellendale, Delaware

Cleveland, Georgia

Cornelia, Georgia

Gainesville, Georgia

Oakwood, Georgia

Anna, Illinois

Valparaiso, Indiana

Warren, Indiana

Benton, Kentucky

Hebron, Kentucky

Somerset, Kentucky

Brookeville, Maryland

Erie, Michigan

Scotts, Michigan

Marietta, Mississippi

Cole Camp, Missouri

Staten Island, New York

Dallas, North Carolina

Durham, North Carolina

Kinsman, Ohio

South Point, Ohio

Gold Hill, Oregon

Millersburg, Pennsylvania

Saluda, South Carolina

Crossville, Tennessee

Franklin, Tennessee

Johnson City, Tennessee

Clarksville, Texas

Floyd, Virginia

Leesburg, Virginia

Mechanicsville, Virginia

Poquoson, Virginia

Portsmouth, Virginia

Richlands, Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

Roanoke, Virginia

Graham, Washington

Kirkland, Washington

Vancouver, Washington

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Gardener's Notes:

3
positives
5
neutrals
7
negatives
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Graham, WA | March 2018 | negative

This plant started growing in our yard, a long time ago. We had gotten rid of it for a while but it came back. (Our area is zone 8 in the...Read More

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Valparaiso, IN | May 2013 | negative

This dead nettle is native to Europe and Asia. It can get quite invasive here in the U.S. My neighbors otherwise healthy woodlands are in...Read More

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(Zone 7b) | June 2011 | neutral

Probably not native to USA (it seems to run out of control there, judging from other comments, like many introduced species)
In UK...Read More

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Somerset, KY (Zone 6b) | April 2011 | neutral

I find this plant interesting. It grows wild in my yard, but I can pull it up easily. I do like it as it is the first color in the spring...Read More

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Everson, WA (Zone 7b) | May 2009 | positive

Easy to germinate. It spreads by seed, but then dies to the ground. I don't see how it is a problem, being that it is an annual, and it...Read More

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Benton County, MO (Zone 5a) | November 2007 | positive

I have to say I like this plant. It might grow profusely in the spring, but it never seems to choke anything out and as summer progresse...Read More

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Brookeville, MD (Zone 7a) | April 2007 | negative

Bad plant. We seem to have it very bad this year. It's all over in every bed and everywhere in the lawn too.

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Richmond, VA | March 2007 | negative

This plant is invasive.You will pull the plants up and herbicide.
Thinking that the problem is solved you will be dismayed to disc...Read More

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Gold Hill, OR (Zone 7a) | March 2007 | neutral

One of the weediest plants I know of in garden areas. But on the other hand it has some of the best early spring color of any plant I ha...Read More

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Floyd, VA | March 2007 | negative

This plant drives me nuts! It is taking over my garden. The root system is so large that you have to dig it out rather than pull. Clear...Read More

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Saluda, SC (Zone 8a) | March 2007 | negative

This weed takes over areas of my garden in early spring!! It is impossible to pull and grows best for me in areas where I have spent a pr...Read More

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Scotts, MI (Zone 5b) | April 2005 | positive

I am in SW Michigan and this plant grows all by itself in my garden areas. Not sure where it came from but I really like it. I have tried...Read More

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Sparks, NV (Zone 7a) | April 2005 | neutral

I've been spectacularly successful at killing this supposedly invasive plant. As in I've tried to grow it, and it's died each and every time.

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Benton, KY (Zone 7a) | April 2005 | negative

Invasive isn't a good word for this plant...it flows in purple waves all along the roadsides and in everyone's yards...strangling everyth...Read More

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Brookeville, MD | October 2002 | neutral

Cute little plant. Not invasive like some and though you have to look very closely to see in detail, the flowers are very pretty though q...Read More

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