Dead nettle

Lamium album l. var. barbatum

Flower name
Dead nettle
Scientific name
Lamium album l. var. barbatum
Alias踊子草, white nettle, white dead-nettle
Place of originJapan, Korea, China
Place of floweringLow mountains, Potted flower
Flowering seasonApril, May, June

What is Dead nettle

Dead nettle (grass dancer, scientific name: Lamium album L. var. barbatum) is a perennial grass of the genus of Lamium native to China, Korea and Japan. Grows from Hokkaido to Kyushu mountains or path. From spring in early summer on wheels scattered inflorescences of white or pale pink lips shaped flowers bloom. According to the flower name dancer wearing a hat Corolla shape looks like a. Roots are used in Chinese medicine.　

Common name:Dead nettle, scientific name: Lamium album L. var. barbatum, aka : wild grass hemp, origin: Japan, Korea, China, Habitat: Hokkaido-shadow of Kyushu, Japan, and environment: field and path location, height: 30-50 cm leaf: wide oval, phyllotaxis: vs., petiole: aerobic, leaf: serrated with, left-right asymmetric flowers, rings scattered flowers, Corolla: lip-type / helmet-shaped, flower: April-June, flower color: white, pink, flower diameter: 3-4 cm, Applications: shoots, edible, roots in traditional Chinese medicine.