Deadnettle

Free-blooming dead nettles enliven difficult places in sun or shade. From spring on, whorls of brightly colored two-lipped flowers bloom abundantly on square stems. The triangular green leaves are splashed with silver, or are silver rimmed or veined with emerald. Dead nettles have unfairly gotten a bad name for being invasive and somewhat weedy, but they are easy to corral and should be cut back and deadheaded regularly. They're fine in partly shaded and shaded places where soil well drained but retains moisture.

Light:

Part Sun, Shade

Zones:

4-8

Plant Type:

Perennial

Plant Height:

8 to 24 inches tall, depending on variety

Plant Width:

To 3 feet wide, depending on variety

Landscape Uses:

Containers, Beds & Borders, Slopes, Groundcover

Special Features:

Flowers, Attractive Foliage, Fragrant, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Tolerates Wet Soil, Deer Resistant, Easy to Grow

Top Varieties

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Beacon Silver lamium

(Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver') has thick whorls of purple pink two-lipped flowers from spring through fall if deadheaded routinely and not allowed to desiccate. The small triangular leaves are mostly silver with a bright green edge. Zones 4-8
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Herman's Pride yellow archangel

(Lamium galeobdolon 'Hermann's Pride') is more compact than the species. Its serrated leaves are crisply splashed with silver between the veins. In spring, whorls of yellow two-lipped flowers bloom. Zones 4-8
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White Nancy lamium

(Lamium maculatum 'White Nancy') bears 1-inch triangular silver leaves rimmed in emerald. From spring onward, dense whorls of two-lipped clean white flowers appear at the tips of the stems. Deadhead for prolonged bloom. Zones 4-8
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