Lamium maculatum
Classic ground cover that bears countless nettle like flowers.
Botanical Name | Lamium maculatum |
Common Name | Red dead-nettle |
Key Features | Frost Hardy |
Size | Grows to 15cm high x 45cm wide. |
Position | Full Sun |
Description | Sun loving ground cover. Quickly forming a lush carpet of green with clusters of trumpet shaped flowers. Comes in 6 colours – Ghost: Silver leaf foliage with a dark pink flower – Marshmallow: Silver leaf foliage with a pale pink flower – Pink Pewter: Silver leaf foliage with a pink flower – Sensation: Green leaf with silver stripe down the centre with dark pink flowers – Stripey Nancy: Green leaf with silver stripe down the centre with white flowers – White Nancy: Silvery leaf foliage with a pure white flower |
Cultural Notes | Prune to tidy and fertilize in spring |
Landscape Ideas | Stunning under trees, lining a garden bed |
Water Requirements | Medium |