| |
| Common Name: |
Spotted Dead Nettle, Lamium |
| Botanical
Name: |
Lamium maculatum |
| Type: |
Perennial |
| Soil
Preference: |
This plant
will grow in moist soil but prefers well-drained or loamy soils with a neutral
pH. |
| Light
Requirements: |
Partial Sun, Partial Shade, Full Shade |
| Attributes: |
Deer resistant. A good plant to use for naturalizing, massing or as
a ground cover. |
| Pests: |
Slugs and snails |
| Diseases: |
May receive leaf scorch if planted in too much sun, Root Rot |
| Good Companion
Plants: |
Bleeding Heart,
Barrenwort, Hosta, Bugleweed,
Ghost Fern, Carex,
Lenten Rose |
| Care: |
Propagate by division or
runners that have rooted in the spring. Cut back after flowering to maintain shape
and keep neat. Shear this plant after the first bloom to promote compact growth. Fertilize
as directed with Plant-tone, Miracle Gro or Osmocote. Planting Instructions: Perennials
Water & Fertilizer Schedule |
| Varieties: |
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Lamium
maculatum 'Anne Greenway'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 3-8
|
| Description:
An exquisite blend of chartreuse, silver, medium-green, and mint green
embellishes the foliage of L. 'Anne Greenaway'. With such fantastic
coloring, this groundcover is breathtaking even when not in bloom. Mauve
flowers add to the ornamental value from late spring into early summer.
This Lamium spreads by underground stolons, rooting where stem nodes touch
the ground, making it an excellent weed-smothering groundcover or cover for
dying bulb foliage. It was discovered by English plantsman, Bob Brown of
Cotswold Gardens. |
| Bloom Color: |
Mauve |
| Bloom Time: |
Late Spring to Summer |
| Foliage Color: |
Mixed |
| Height: |
6-8" |
| Spread: |
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Lamium
maculatum 'Aureum'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 3-8
|
 Description: A newer variety with golden
yellow/green leaves with a silvery white center. Pink flowers bloom in summer.
Needs a cool, shady area or it will burn out. This variety is less invasive
than others. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
April-July |
| Foliage Color: |
Yellow, Green, Silvery, Variegated |
| Height: |
4-6" |
| Spread: |
18-36" |
|
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Lamium
maculatum 'Beacon Silver'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 4-9
|
| Description: An excellent ground cover plant with heavy variegation.
Leaves are silvery gray with a green margin and lavender-pink flowers. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
April-July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green, Silvery, Variegated |
| Height: |
4-6" |
| Spread: |
12-24" |
|
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Lamium
maculatum 'Cosmopolitan'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 5-9
|
| Description:
This miniature sport of Lamium 'Shell Pink' has very small, nearly
all-silver leaves and a compact habit. It's the best variety of Lamium for
combination containers, a restrained "spiller" that won't overrun all the
other plants in the container. Light pink flowers are produced from
mid-spring to early summer, and may rebloom in early fall. |
| Bloom Color: |
Shell Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
Mid-Spring to Summer; Fall |
| Foliage Color: |
Silver |
| Height: |
3-6" |
| Spread: |
12-24" |
|
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Lamium
maculatum 'Orchid Frost'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 5-9
|
| Description: Very showy orchid-pink flowers on trailing stems bearing
silvery centers and scalloped bluish-green margins. More resistant to foliar diseases than
other varieties. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
April-July |
| Foliage Color: |
Blue/Green/Silvery |
| Height: |
4-6" |
| Spread: |
12-24" |
|
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Lamium
maculatum 'Pink Pewter'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 3-8
|
| Description: A wonderful variety with a delicately light pink colored
flower. Silvery variegated leaves. |
| Bloom Color: |
Pink |
| Bloom Time: |
April-July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green, Silvery, Variegated |
| Height: |
4-8" |
| Spread: |
18-36" |
|
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Lamium
maculatum 'Purple Dragon'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 4-8
|
| Description:
Sizeable, dense terminal spikes of rich purple flowers seem to jump right
out of the bright silvery foliage of 'Purple Dragon'. This robust cultivar
was selected by Chris VanSanden of Hortech, Inc. for having the deepest
purple, most snapdragon-like flowers of any Lamium. It makes an excellent,
weed-smothering groundcover and is also a good mask for dying bulb foliage. |
| Bloom Color: |
Purple |
| Bloom Time: |
April-July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green and Silvery |
| Height: |
4-8" |
| Spread: |
12-24" |
|
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Lamium
maculatum 'White Nancy'
Spotted Dead Nettle
zones 4-8
|
| Description: The leaves of 'White Nancy' are white edged with a thin line
of green, the flowers are a bright white and appear in late spring. It is amazing
how this plant can light up a dark area of the garden! |
| Bloom Color: |
White |
| Bloom Time: |
April-July |
| Foliage Color: |
Green and Silvery |
| Height: |
6-8" |
| Spread: |
18-36" |
