Spotted Dead Nettle 'White Nancy'

Bought several of these at a local nursery chain this spring. At first the lamium looked great and began to spread. But after a heavy th...Read Moreunderstorm a month ago the delicate stems and leaves were all matted flat on the ground. And that's where they are today. Hopefully next year will be better.

Planted these last year, my first year here in extreme SW Kansas. They didn't seem to establish themselves well, and never did flower, b...Read Moreut to my great surprise, they actually did return this year. They were one of the first plants to come out this spring.

I expected them to spread much more than they did, but perhaps they will flower and spread more this year since they are apparently established.

I did have problems late in the summer keeping them wet enough in the severe summer heat. That is part of the reason I didn't think I would see them again.

They provide a light, pretty, mottled foliage, especially in a shady area. I have them in part sun/part shade, that becomes more of a sunny area in the later summer. I am thinking about relocating them this year, but we will just see how they do before I make that final decision.

Several things have come back this year, much to my great surprise!

This ground cover really adds a lot to the shady garden! Nice soft foliage. The flowers are an added bonus!

I love White Nancy! Spreads beautifully without ever getting invasive. I have been propagating in my garden, it really lights up any shad...Read Morey corner. Lovely and easy!

Lamium is a wonderful ground cover, does not spread uncontrolably and is easily removed if it does get in something you may not want it t...Read Moreo. In Western New York State near Buffalo, I have it growing in a very wide range of conditions. Total, dense, dry shade, full sun and all degrees in between. For first year plants in the deepest, dry shade, continuous watering is recommended. Generally after the first year, the roots will tolerate extreme dryness. The plants will not do as well in total shade as in brighter areas, but will grow and spread, creating a carpet of lightness in a year or two, especially the whiter leaved varieties like White Nancy. Beacon Silver is the purple/pink variety with whiter leaves. I am establishing a bed of Lamium, all different varieties directly under and around a large Crimson King Maple where grass will not grow at all and deer will feed on anything that suits them. Lamium does not suit them, so this plant is perfect for this area. Bill, May, 2006

I have 'White Nancy' and it has not been as vigourous a spreader as I would like or have expected from the description. It is planted ...Read Morein a partially shaded location, with clay soil and average moisture.

'White Nancy' has performed beautifully for me this summer. Planted in dense shade under white pines, and in the company of pink and ros...Read Moree impatiens, astilbe, lirope and hosta, this plant has played its roll well in helping to create a beautiful scene in my first-year border where once there was nothing but poison ivy and Carolina Creeper.

I highly recommend 'White Nancy' and will be trying to locate other lamiums to join her.

A good spreading plant for the shady garden and windowboxes. Spreads slower than Pink Pewter and starts bloom 2-3 weeks later. Foilage is...Read More bright, making flowers not so striking but beautiful when combined with red impatients!