Lamium Species, Archangel, Purple Dead Nettle, Red Dead Nettle (Lamium purpureum)

Invasive Spring Plant --- Wonderful Color

Red Dead Nettle in British Columbia, Canada, April 1998

Red Dead Nettle in British Columbia, Canada, April 1998

Close-up of Lamium purpureum, showing the pretty little blossoms.



Field of Dead Nettle



Purple Dead Nettle - Pretty, but taking over my yard! lol =P

Red Dead Nettle in Suffolk, England, April 1971

Red Dead Nettle in Suffolk, England, April 1971

Red Dead Nettle in Granchester in Cambridgeshire, England, April 1988



A carpet of henbit



Growing in hedgerow in SE England, the larger Stinging Nettle, Urtica dioica is at lower left.

A taller specimen growing up from a hedgerow, SE England

Lamium purpureum seedling. Note: it looks nearly identical to a Henbit (Lamium amplexicaule) seedling.

Another common weed in NZ



The hairs on the leaves remind folks of nettles, however since they don't sting, they are 'dead nettles'

macro image of the 'dead' nettle hairs.
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Lamium Species, Archangel, Purple Dead Nettle, Red Dead Nettle
Lamium purpureum
Type: | Perennials |
Height: | 6-12 in. (15-30 cm) |
Conditions: | Zone 6-9, Sun to Partial Shade |