Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'
Dead Nettle 'Purple Dragon'
Lamium are herbaceous plants that spread by both seeds and stems rooting as they grow along the ground. They can be annual or perennial. They are widely used as groundcover plants and are frost hardy, growing well in most soils. White or purple flowered species are planted in spring and prefer full sun. The yellow-flowered species are planted in autumn and prefer shade. They can be invasive. 'Purple Dragon' forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a green margin. Clusters of deep magenta-purple flowers are larger than all other varieties, appearing in spring.
Contributed by @ambitiouswolf
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Partial shade to deep shade
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Occasional watering
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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All soil conditions
Common name
Dead Nettle 'Purple Dragon'
Latin name
Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'
type
Herbaceous Perennials
family
Lamiaceae
ph
5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
full grown dimensions
Lamium maculatum 'Purple Dragon'
Lamium are herbaceous plants that spread by both seeds and stems rooting as they grow along the ground. They can be annual or perennial. They are widely used as groundcover plants and are frost hardy, growing well in most soils. White or purple flowered species are planted in spring and prefer full sun. The yellow-flowered species are planted in autumn and prefer shade. They can be invasive. 'Purple Dragon' forms a spreading patch of small silver leaves with a green margin. Clusters of deep magenta-purple flowers are larger than all other varieties, appearing in spring.
Planting
From Early Spring TO Early Autumn
Lamium can be planted in most garden soils. The yellow-flowered species are planted in autumn and prefer shade and the white or purple flowered species should be planted in spring in full sun.