Scientific name: Lamium purpureum
Family: LAMIACEAE
Common names: “Purple dead nettle” “French nettle”
Plant Type: Annual or biennial weed
Conditions:
Light: Full sun
Soil: Most soil
Moisture: Moist
Aesthetic:
Plant Size: H 3-12″ W spreading
Leaf and Stem shape: Upright square stems with soft leaves
Flower: Purple flowers crowded into dense terminal racemes
Propagate: Seeds about easily, and roots at nodes
Comments: Has become widespread in Victoria since 1985, found in cereals, kitchen gardens and along roadsides, also an increasing problem in Garry oak meadows, pulls out quite easily, edible flowers & leaves
Vancouver Island Grows 