Lamium

Lamium

LAMIUM Lamium maculatum ‘Variegatum’ (LAM-ee-um mac-you-LAY-tum)

Perennial – Shade/Part Shade – groundcover

Height 9″ – 12″ Spacing 9″ – 12″

HABIT: Low-growing, silvery-leafed groundcover, spreads easily. Flowers purple, red, or white in summer.

CULTURE: Easy, any well-drained soil. Moderate water and fertilizer. Needs afternoon shade. Does best in moist soil. Zones 4 – 8.

USES: Groundcover, containers.

PROBLEMS: Fairly carefree.

NOTES: Also called spotted dead nettle. ‘White Nancy’ is a nice white cultivar. Several other improved cultivars exist. Mow or clip down to 3”