Pollinator plant

red deadnettle

Lamium purpureum

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Common names

56 names · 35 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Dead Nettle[3]
  • Purple Archangel[3]
  • Purple Dead Nettle[3]
+6 more namesShow fewer names
Other languages (34)
Dutch
French
Belarusian
  • Яснотка пурпуровая[2]
Bulgarian
  • Червена мъртва коприва[2]
Chinese (Simplified)
  • 大苞野芝麻[2]
Chinese (Traditional)
  • 圓齒野芝麻[2]
Czech
  • hluchavka nachová[2]
Danish
  • Rød tvetand[2]
Estonian
  • verev iminõges[2]
Faroese
  • reyð tvítonn[2]
Finnish
  • punapeippi[2]
German
Greek
  • Αρχάγγελος[2]
  • Δωδεκάνθι[2]
  • Λάμιο το πορφυρό[2]
+4 more namesShow fewer names
  • Λαβρόχορτο[2]
  • Μοβίτσα[2]
  • Μπαλιμπάμπα[2]
  • Νεροτσουκνίδα[2]
Hungarian
  • Piros árvacsalán[2]
Icelandic
  • Akurtvítönn[2]
Irish
  • Caochneantóg dhearg[2]
Italian
Japanese
  • ヒメオドリコソウ[2]
Kazakh
  • Қызыл тауқалақай[2]
Korean
  • 자주광대나물[2]
Latvian
  • Sārtā panātre[2]
Lithuanian
  • Raudonžiedė notrelė[2]
Norwegian
  • rødtvetann[2]
Polish
  • Jasnota purpurowa[2]
Romanian
  • Sugel puturos[2]
Russian
  • Яснотка пурпурная[2]
Serbian
  • Crvena mrtva kopriva[2]
  • Црвена коприва[2]
  • Црвена мртва коприва[2]
Slovak
  • hluchavka nachová[2]
  • hluchavka purpurová[2]
Slovenian
  • škrlatnordeča mrtva kopriva[2]
Spanish
Swedish
  • Rödplister[2]
Turkish
  • Eflatun çiçekli ballıbaba[2]
  • Kırmızı Ballıbaba[2]
Ukrainian
  • Глуха кропива пурпурова[2]
Welsh
  • Marddanhadlen goch[2]
Sources & name notes (4)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Lamium purpureum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • red deadnettle — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Acker-Taubnessel — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Purpurrote Taubnessel — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • purple deadnettle — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • purple henbit — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • red dead nettle — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • lamio púrpura — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Lamier pourpre — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Falsa-Ortica purpurea — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Paarse dovenetel — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
[2] Lamium purpureum — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • red deadnettle — results[5].names[2]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Acker-Taubnessel — results[5].names[18]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Purpurrote Taubnessel — results[5].names[4]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • purple deadnettle — results[5].names[3]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • purple henbit — results[5].names[11]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • red dead nettle — results[5].names[6]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • lamio púrpura — results[5].names[16]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Lamier pourpre — results[5].names[10]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Falsa-Ortica purpurea — results[5].names[9]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Paarse dovenetel — results[5].names[1]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Яснотка пурпурная — results[5].names[7]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • ヒメオドリコソウ — results[5].names[8]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • hluchavka nachová — results[5].names[12]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Червена мъртва коприва — results[5].names[13]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • 圓齒野芝麻 — results[5].names[14]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Rød tvetand — results[5].names[15]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • verev iminõges — results[5].names[17]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Rödplister — results[5].names[19]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • rødtvetann — results[5].names[20]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Jasnota purpurowa — results[5].names[21]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Raudonžiedė notrelė — results[5].names[22]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • punapeippi — results[5].names[23]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • 자주광대나물 — results[5].names[24]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • hluchavka purpurová — results[5].names[25]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • hluchavka nachová — results[5].names[26]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Νεροτσουκνίδα — results[5].names[27]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Λάμιο το πορφυρό — results[5].names[28]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Δωδεκάνθι — results[5].names[29]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Μοβίτσα — results[5].names[30]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Μπαλιμπάμπα — results[5].names[31]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Λαβρόχορτο — results[5].names[32]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Αρχάγγελος — results[5].names[33]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • 大苞野芝麻 — results[5].names[34]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Црвена коприва — results[5].names[35]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • reyð tvítonn — results[5].names[36]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Глуха кропива пурпурова — results[5].names[37]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Яснотка пурпуровая — results[5].names[38]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • škrlatnordeča mrtva kopriva — results[5].names[39]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Crvena mrtva kopriva — results[5].names[40]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Црвена мртва коприва — results[5].names[41]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Piros árvacsalán — results[5].names[42]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Eflatun çiçekli ballıbaba — results[5].names[43]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Sārtā panātre — results[5].names[44]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Caochneantóg dhearg — results[5].names[45]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Akurtvítönn — results[5].names[46]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Sugel puturos — results[5].names[47]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Қызыл тауқалақай — results[5].names[48]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Marddanhadlen goch — results[5].names[49]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
  • Kırmızı Ballıbaba — results[5].names[50]; taxon id 55851; Lamium purpureum.
[3] Lamium purpureum — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Dead Nettle — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Lamium purpureum.
  • Purple Archangel — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Lamium purpureum.
  • Purple Dead Nettle — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Lamium purpureum.
  • Purple Dead-nettle — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(4); heading: Common Name(s):; Lamium purpureum.
  • Red Dead Nettle — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(5); heading: Common Name(s):; Lamium purpureum.
  • Red Dead-nettle — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(6); heading: Common Name(s):; Lamium purpureum.
  • Red Dead-nettle, — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(7); heading: Common Name(s):; Lamium purpureum.
[4] Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Lamium purpureum ↗

Common names from World Plants, version 26.05, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. License: CC BY.

Source records
  • Rote Taubnessel (DE); Red Dead-nettle (EN); Lamio purpurea (ES) — VernacularName.tsv, line 158145; taxon 3S2DF.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Lamium purpureum is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

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Botanical family
Lamiaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

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Plant habit
Clumping; Mounding

NC State Extension profile.

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Life cycle
Annual

NC State Extension profile.

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Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

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Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day); Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

NC State Extension profile.

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Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage; Moist

NC State Extension profile.

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Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand

NC State Extension profile.

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Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Alkaline (>8.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

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Flowering season
Autumn; Spring; Summer; Winter

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

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Native range
Macaronesia, Mediterranean, Europe to Western Siberia

NC State Extension profile. Origin reported by the source; this is not a claim of local nativeness.

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Reported wildlife attraction
Listed as attracting: bees.

NC State Extension profile. Broad wildlife categories; this does not establish flower visits by a named bee species or quantify nectar and pollen.

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Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Medium
Plant profile

About this plant

red deadnettle (Lamium purpureum) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from March to October.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Lamium purpureum — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 488376; ID 3S2DF; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 488376; ID 3S2DF; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Lamium purpureum — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Plant habitLife cycleGrowth rateLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering seasonNative rangeReported wildlife attraction
    Relevant sections
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time
    • Native range: Country Or Region Of Origin
    • Reported wildlife attraction: Attracts

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