Description | Spotted Nettle (Lamium maculatum) is spreading, can be an aggressive ground cover for the shaded area. This species plant has been supplanted by many newer cultivars. |
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Pronunciation | (LAY-mi-um)(mak-uu-LAY-ta) |
Plant Type | Perennials Hardy, Site author's observations |
Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
Sunlight | shade, part sun, doesn't like full sun |
Moisture | average to moist, doesn't like dry |
Soil & Site | average to moist |
Flowers | mauve-pink hooded flowers, occasional white |
Leaves | opposite, gray green with cream to green blotches along the mid-vein |
Stems | square stems |
Dimensions | 8-12 inches tall, spreading, and can be aggressive |
Maintenance | very little, cut off old flower stalks |
Propagation | cuttings, division |
Native Site | Native to Europe and North America. |
Misc Facts | AKA: Lamium Maculatum, Spotted Dead Nettle, Spotted Deadnettle, Devil's Clover, Devil's Nettle, Double Tongue, St Vincent's Nettle, Variegated Deadnettle, Lamium hirsutum |
Author's Notes | I have never purchased and planted this plant. I am basing my observations on the cultivars that have either reverted back or seedlings of cultivars that revert back to the parent's type plant. Have seen it as labeled plants a few times at Botanical Gardens. |