Plant Profile: Purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)

[@beemichelle2276]

I grew up in western Maryland and this was one of my favorite local weeds that was around. I loved the look, feel and smell of this plant . I didn't't know what it was until now THANK YOU!

[@becausealmonds8295]

How is your channel not completely blowing up right now?? Your content is awesome

[@BotanyandBeer]

Thanks! I appreciate it.

[@kaptynssirensong2357]

I am new here but I’ll sub after this comment!

[@BotanyandBeer]

Welcome. Let us know if there is a species you want us to cover sometime.

[@kevinmccoy3653]

Hey friend! Just finding you-- I'm a FANATIC pollinator gardener in central California, and I have so many species to mention I can't describe now-- I'd LOVE to see you mention Bidens alba......... I started growing it 2 years ago, and it's one of the all time best pollinator plants. Also Texas Thistle-- just a STAR of my garden! Thanks!

[@isitjolt6897]

Love your videos! I am currently very fascinated with rattlesnake master eryngium yuccifolium. I volunteer with the state natural area program in WI and a lot of the plants you cover I get to watch out for! I still lean heavily on inaturalist though.

[@kaptynssirensong2357]

Wow. This is awesome content.

[@timenglert8998]

I live on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State and this is quite common here. It's actually kind of pretty.

[@Biophile23]

I always have trouble remembering the species names of each of these for some reason. My brain just classes them as "weedy lamiaceae" . I think you meant petiole instead of pedicel. Pedicel is the stalk to a flower, petiole is the leaf stalk. But I think you know that and just got your wires crossed for a second. Because as you say one way to distinguish between the two species is one is petiolate (having petioles) while the other is sessile (no petioles). I could be wrong but you may have missed the blooms on L. amplexicaulis as they are obe of the earliest blooming plants in my area. Fortunately my goats will eat them. ;) Great video. :)

[@BotanyandBeer]

You are absolutely right. Can't believe I missed this while editing. Thanks for the clarification! Makes these videos better.

[@nonsequitor]

England here: yup, that's indeed why we call them (purple and white varieties) dead nettles: no sting. Great video... I freaking love dead nettles 🙂

[@robynperdieu3434]

I thought you had an owie on your thumb until I saw your other fingers.. lol. So the purple is edible?

[@BotanyandBeer]

Just lazy and didn't clean off the nail polish

[@neriumoleander8188]

Two of my favorite plants from my childhood 😄

[@farstrider79]

Henbit is a separate plant as far as I know.

[@jakiosborn1274]

I've always called this "bugle". I'll have to look it up now...

[@BotanyandBeer]

I think that is a common name for many of the mints (i.e. Ajuga and Lycopus)

[@MattWerner97]

These have taken over agriculture fields in spring in recent years, overtaking chickweed.