Lamium Spotted Dead Nettle
Lamium Spotted Dead Nettle

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3.5" Perennial
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Lamium Spotted Dead Nettle

Scott's Nursery Ltd.

$5.99
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Scientific Name: Lamium maculatum

Common Name: Spotted Dead Nettle

Exposure: Partial shade to full shade

Blooming Time: May to July

Bloom Duration: 2 to 3 months

Fragrance: No noticeable fragrance

Plant Growing Habit: Low-growing, spreading, trailing

Characteristics: Grown for its attractive silver-variegated foliage and clusters of pink, purple, or white flowers, depending on the cultivar. Forms a dense, weed-suppressing groundcover and is ideal for shaded beds, borders, woodland gardens, hanging baskets, and containers. Deer- and rabbit-resistant, while attracting bees and other pollinators.

Spacing: 30 to 45 cm apart

Height: 15 to 25 cm

Width: 45 to 90 cm

Maintenance Requirements: Low maintenance. Prefers moist, well-drained soil rich in organic matter but adapts to a variety of soil types. Water regularly during establishment, then only during prolonged dry periods. Trim back after flowering or if plants become leggy to encourage fresh, compact growth. Divide every few years if needed to maintain vigour. Tolerates dry shade once established and is generally resistant to deer and rabbits.
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Plant Details

Mature Size:

6" - 8" H x 12" - 24" W

Zone:

3-8

Watering:

Medium

Type:

Semi-Evergreen Herbaceous Perennial

Growth Rate:

Fast

Light:

Full Shade/Part Shade

Plant Profile

Common Names:

Spotted Deadnettle, Spotted Nettle, and Devil's Clover

Scientific Name:

Lamium maculatum

Type:

Variegated Groundcover / Spiller / Shade Accent

Growth Details:

Mature Size: 6" - 8" H x 12" - 24" W

Growth Habit: Creeping, spreading, and mat-forming.

Form: Low, dense, sprawling carpet.

Growth Rate: Fast.

Flowering Time: Late spring through mid-summer (typically May to July), often with sporadic reblooming into autumn.

Flower Colour: Available across cultivars in highly contrasting shades of clear pink, rich purple, deep magenta, and crisp white.

Environmental Needs:

Exposure: Partial Shade to Full Shade.

Soil Preferences: Thrives in moist, organically rich, humus-dense soils.

Soil Tolerance: Highly adaptable; comfortably tolerates dry shade once established and manages poor or clay soils provided they drain.

Watering: Maintain consistent moisture throughout the active spring growth phase; requires supplementary watering during prolonged summer droughts.

Container Role: Functions as an elite, cascading Spiller in shaded seasonal patio planters and hanging baskets, softening hard edges beautifully

Special Features:

Walnut Toxicity Tolerant: Perfectly secure against toxic juglone soils; thrives directly underneath Black Walnut trees.

Non-Invasive Habit: Unlike its aggressive relative (Yellow Archangel), this species expands via manageable runners and is easily controlled.

Deer & Rabbit Resistance: Highly unpalatable and completely ignored by browsing deer, rabbits, and other garden pests.

Attracts: Provides a valuable, accessible nectar source for shade-dwelling bumblebees and beneficial pollinators
Care Guide

Ornamental & Landscape Value

Seasonal Interest:

Bloom Information: Highly showy, two-lipped clusters of tubular hooded flowers that blanket the silver foliage for several weeks in spring.

Perennial and Annual Interest: Wakes up early in spring with a vibrant explosion of metallic foliage and heavy blooms. It maintains its glowing silver canopy all through the summer heat, and in mild winter regions, the foliage remains semi-evergreen, keeping the winter garden floor looking clean and colored

Garden Value:

Ornamental Interest: Delivers year-round texture with high-contrast, heavily variegated silver foliage that remains vibrant long after other plants fade.

Landscaping Uses: Exceptional choice for underplanting mature trees, blanketing shady slopes for erosion control, edging woodland walkways, and brightening dark foundation borders.

Wildlife & Human Value:

Wildlife Value: Offers essential early-to-midseason foraging rewards for native bees navigating shaded woodland environments.

Human Value: Solves the difficult design challenge of bare "dry shade" under trees, eliminates the need for heavy mulching, and requires zero mowing or edging.

Planting & Care Guide

Planting Considerations:

Best Time To Plant: Plant early in the spring or in the autumn to avoid the stress of high mid-summer heat.

Spacing: Space individual plugs 12" to 15" apart to allow them to quickly knit together into a solid, weed-suppressing carpet.

Location Tips: Select areas beneath large trees or shrubs where other plants struggle; its shallow root system competes exceptionally well for moisture.

Companion Plants: Pairs magnificently with bold-leaved Hostas, delicate Ferns, and deep green Astilbe for a beautiful play on shade textures

Care:

Light Requirements: Thrives in partial shade to full shade; requires protection from hot, direct afternoon sun to prevent the delicate silver leaves from scorching.

Moisture Requirements: Prefers moist, well-drained soil; water regularly to establish a strong root network, but ensure the ground does not turn into stagnant mud.

Maintenance: Shear the entire plant back by half in mid-summer if it begins to look loose or straggly; this instantly forces a dense flush of bright, pristine new foliage.

Fertilization: Needs very little feeding; apply a thin layer of organic compost or a light application of balanced, slow-release fertilizer in early spring.

Tolerances:

Tolerates full shade, dry shade, heavy clay, rocky soil, black walnut toxicity, and intense deer or rabbit foraging pressure.

Tips For Success:

Summer Reset: Do not hesitate to give it a tight haircut with hedge shears in July if the center begins to look bare; it bounces back with fresh, tight growth in days.

Moisture Management: While it handles dry shade well once established, giving it a deep drink during peak summer heatwaves prevents the outer leaf edges from crisping.

Easy Containment: If runners venture outside their designated border, simply shovel-prune the edge or pull them up; they root shallowly and lift easily
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