| Description | A colorful Lamium with multicolored leaves. |
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| Pronunciation | (lay-MEE-um)(mak-ew-LAH-tum) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
| Hardiness Zone | 4 |
| Sunlight | prefers semi-shade, plants will not be as compact or as colorful in the deeper shade areas, needs additional moisture in full sun |
| Moisture | average, moist, this cultivar reported to be draught tolerant but I have yet to see one that will grow good to form in dry sites |
| Soil & Site | average, moist, will rot in the winter in soggy soils |
| Flowers | soft pink, lipped, hooded flowers on short stalks |
| Leaves | chartreuse yellow outer margin, green inner margin with a central silver stripe, foliage color best in cooler times of the growing season |
| Dimensions | 8 by 12 inches |
| Maintenance | dead heading will help prevent seedlings that will revert back to another form, cuttings back |
| Propagation | tip cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Selected by English Plantsman Bob Brown of Cotswold Nursery, UK. |
| Misc Facts | Received a poor rating at the Chicago Botanic Gardens trial gardens. Lasted only two years. |
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