Lamium, Spotted Dead Nettle

I've had great luck with this plant in shady locations. It spreads rapidly and blooms easily. Less luck with these in pots. After even a ...Read Moremild winter, they were gangly and needed quite a bit of cleaning up. A quick transplant to a shady spot in the garden brought them right back, however.

Impressive plant. Looks fantastic in containers. Excellent cold hardiness. I will post an image of one in a coco fiber hanging basket wit...Read Moreh icicles hanging all over it and a mound of snow on top. That plant didn't die! I tidied it up and it looks great this spring. I use this plant in hanging baskets only, so I have no experience with invasiveness. I believe it could be, though, after seeing how hardy it is.

I love the orchid frost purple lamium. I am in Chicago, planted a hillside, that is in morning sun, and it has flowered all summer.

Very pretty, but can be invasive (seeds) when it's happy. I have tried many cultivars of lamium, and this one is now taking over my yard!...Read More It has even spread UPHILL into my neighbor's yard!

Lamium is not a extremely impressive specimen plant but it is nice as a shade groundcover.... it has flowers that are fine (and may not ...Read Moreflower much in shade) but the attraction is the variegated leaves.....If you get one of the prettier cultivars you will be even more satisfied with your plant.... not a "knock your socks" off plant but then again those are (mostly) relegated to sun aren't they? I perfectly nice groundcover for shade ..... spreads nicely in moist shade and I recommend it as such. :)

Mine was labeled Orchid Frost, yet has white flowers? I love this ground cover, it is lush and full, readily recovers from dog steps and ...Read Morewater hoses. It gets a few hours of filtered morning sun and does extremely well, borderlines on invasive.

I've successfully killed this plant more times than I can count. I killed it in Kansas (zone 5), and I've killed it in Nevada. Shade, n...Read Moreo shade, doesn't matter.

Love Dead Nettles for foliage and extended blooming period. In PA many people have problems with the plants dying out during a wet summe...Read Morer like we had in 2004. Sometimes they will come back the following year. They did okay in deep shade but died out after about 5 years. In more sun they seem much happier.

This is a great hardy plant that thrives in my garden in zone 8b/9a on neglect. I don't deadhead this plant after it flowers in early Spr...Read Moreing, I don't water it much, maybe once a fortnight and the Lamium is in midday and morning sun and it thrives. It likes to support itself on the 1.2 metre retaining wall a family friend has got. Great plant for all situations. Most of which anyway. pokerboy.

I've had very good results with all types of Lamium, sun or shade, in ground as well as in pots & hanging baskets. No special requirement...Read Mores other than watering.

Lamium is a real winner in my garden & pots; I grow them as much for the foilage as for the small flowers which range from white to pink to mauve. The use of Lamium throughout my gardens ties everything together with some uniformity.

I loved this plant, I just started it in summer 2002 and it kept blooming until after most other plants were killed by the hard frost... ...Read MoreI'm hoping it spreads, it's foliage is very lovely. (zone 4)

Semi-evergreen member of the mint family. Silvery foliage brightens shady spots. Flowers appear from late spring to early summer; color...Read Mores range from white to shell pink to dark lavender, depending on variety. May send a second, smaller flush of flowers in cooler fall temperatures.

Provide well-drained humusy soil, even moisture, and shade (will not tolerate dry sunny locations.)