Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver' |
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Photo Courtesy of Walters Gardens, Inc.
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| | Common Name: Lamium
Common Name (Alternative): Spotted Deadnettle |
This popular variety has silvery leaves with narrow, green margins which provide a lovely backdrop for the lavender-pink, hooded flowers produced from midspring to early summer.
Lamium makes an excellent, weed-smothering groundcover and is also a good mask for dying bulb foliage.
Origin: Not Native to North America
Characteristics:
Height:
4-8 Inches
Spread:
12-24 Inches
Flower Color:
Pink shades
Purple shades
Foliage Color:
Silver/grey shades
Sun or Shade?:
Part shade (4-6 hrs. direct sun)
Full shade (< 4 hrs. direct sun)
Wet or dry?:
Low water needs
Average water needs
Need critter resistant plants?:
Deer resistant
Rabbit resistant
How fast should it grow?:
Medium
When should it bloom?:
Mid-spring
Late spring
Early summer
How's your soil?:
Poor Soil
Average Soil
Fertile Soil
Sweet or Sour Soil?:
Neutral Soil (pH = 7.0)
What's your garden style?:
Container/Patio
Woodland/Shade
Eclectic
Lamium will brighten up any shady site with its silvery leaves, including under trees. Growth will be most compact in moist, well-drained soils, but it can grow in drier areas, though it may tend to open up.
Lamium is evergreen in mild regions and herbaceous in cooler zones. In both areas, it will benefit by a shearing in the spring to stimulate healthy, new growth. Clumps can easily be divided in spring or early fall.