Lamium
Lamium maculatum
Silver-splashed leaves that carpet dry shade — genuinely useful, and pushy enough to need watching.
Light Partial shade through to full shade.
Water Once established it copes with dry ground.
Height 20 cm
Spread 17.7 in
Spacing 45 cm
Spacing & sowing
- Plant spacing
- 17.7 in
- In-row spacing
- 17.7 in
- Between rows
- 22 in
- Square-foot density
- Not suited to SFG
Growing
- Type
- Flower · Perennial
- Botanical family
- Mixed / other
- Sunlight
- Partial shade through to full shade.
- Watering
- Once established it copes with dry ground.
- Feeding
- No feeding — it is vigorous enough already.
- Frost tolerant
- Yes
- Flowering
- April
- Pruning
- Shear it hard once flowering ends, and trim the edges to keep it in bounds.
- Overwintering
- Semi-evergreen, and rarely needs any protection.
Through the year
- Mar–Apr Spring Growth
- Apr–Aug Flowering
- Aug–Nov Growing
- Nov–Dec Leaf Fall
- Jan–Mar Leaf Fall
Pests & problems
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