Red Dead Nettle

Lamium purpureum

Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	4-8 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Physical characteristics
Height	0.3
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Annual
Uses
Edible	true
Edible parts	Leaves
Warning	Weed potential
Names
Alternate name	Purple deadnettle
German name	Taubnessel, Purpur-Taubnessel, Purpurrote Taubnessel
Taxonomy
Family	Lamiaceae or labiatae
Origin and spread
Native to	Iran
Introduced into	Albania, Algeria, Altay, Austria, Azores, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canary Is., Central European Rus, Corse, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East Aegean Is., East European Russia, Finland, France, Føroyar, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Madeira, Morocco, Netherlands, North Caucasus, North European Russi, Northwest European R, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Sardegna, Saudi Arabia, Sicilia, South European Russi, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia
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