Dead Nettle Lamium maculatum
Other Common Name(s):
Other plants called Dead Nettle:
- Phonetic Spelling
- LAY-mee-um mak-yoo-LAH-tum
- Description
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Fast growing; Spotted dead nettle is a good ground cover for moist, shady areas. The opposite leaves are silvery green with large silver blotches on the upper surface, lightening up a dark shady area.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Shady Garden in Cabarrus County
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Album'
White form
'Aureum'
- 'Beacon Silver'
Silver leaves - ‘Orchid Frost’
- 'Shell Pink'
- 'Variegatum'
- 'White Nancy'
Gold yellow leaves - 'Album'
- 'Album', 'Aureum', 'Beacon Silver', ‘Orchid Frost’, 'Shell Pink', 'Variegatum', 'White Nancy'
- Tags:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- 'Album'
White form
'Aureum'
- 'Beacon Silver'
Silver leaves - ‘Orchid Frost’
- 'Shell Pink'
- 'Variegatum'
- 'White Nancy'
Gold yellow leaves - 'Album'
- 'Album', 'Aureum', 'Beacon Silver', ‘Orchid Frost’, 'Shell Pink', 'Variegatum', 'White Nancy'
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Lamium
- Species:
- maculatum
- Family:
- Lamiaceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Rapid
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Purple/Lavender
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Description:
- Lavender flowers with upper and lower petal-like lip
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gray/Silver
- Green
- Variegated
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Opposite
- Leaf Margin:
- Sinuate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Variegated foliage; 1" crinkled leaves with rounded teeth; unpleasantly tented when crushed. The opposite leaves are silvery green with large silver blotches on the upper surface.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
