The
Japanese name Odorikosou, for Lamium album var. barbatum,
links a group of dancing ladies with rush hats on them. It
inhabits semi-shady portions on roadsides, creating a large
population. Pale yellow and white types also rarely exist. Leaves
are opposite, 5-10cm long, in the ovate-triangular to broad-ovate
shape, with pointed tips, coarse serrations on margins, and
prominent reticulate veins on surfaces. Axils on upper portions
densely set white to light red-purple labiate flowers in whorls.
Bloom time: March-June. |