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Dead Nettle Purple Dragon in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'

 

Dead Nettle 'Purple Dragon'

Lamium are herbaceous plants that spread by both seeds and stems rooting as they grow along the ground. They can be annual or perennial. They are widely used as groundcover plants and are frost hardy, growing well in most soils. White or purple flowered species are planted in spring and prefer full sun. The yellow-flowered species are planted in autumn and prefer shade. They can be invasive. 'Purple Dragon' forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a green margin. Clusters of deep magenta-purple flowers are larger than all other varieties, appearing in spring.

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plant Features
  • Dead Nettle Purple Dragon likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Dead Nettle Purple Dragon likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

  • Dead Nettle Purple Dragon is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Dead Nettle Purple Dragon likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

 
plant information

Common name

Dead Nettle 'Purple Dragon'

Latin name

Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Lamiaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Dead Nettle Purple Dragon likes partial shade to deep shade

    Partial shade to deep shade

  • Frost

    Dead Nettle Purple Dragon is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Dead Nettle Purple Dragon likes all soil conditions

    All soil conditions

  • Water

    Dead Nettle Purple Dragon likes occasional watering

    Occasional watering

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Dead Nettle Purple Dragon is 0.15meters x 0.45meters 0.15 M 0.45 M

Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'

Lamium are herbaceous plants that spread by both seeds and stems rooting as they grow along the ground. They can be annual or perennial. They are widely used as groundcover plants and are frost hardy, growing well in most soils. White or purple flowered species are planted in spring and prefer full sun. The yellow-flowered species are planted in autumn and prefer shade. They can be invasive. 'Purple Dragon' forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a green margin. Clusters of deep magenta-purple flowers are larger than all other varieties, appearing in spring.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Autumn

Lamium can be planted in most garden soils. The yellow-flowered species are planted in autumn and prefer shade and the white or purple flowered species should be planted in spring in full sun.

 
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